A Perfect Stranger
A gripping saga of love, war and temptation
Published on 24. May 2012
480 pages
978-0-7553-9252-0 (ISBN)
Description
War changes everything and everyone, but can love survive?
Victor Pemberton writes an evocative saga in A Perfect Stranger, a story that explores the difficult decisions facing women in wartime London. Perfect for fans of Pam Evans and Sheila Newberry.
'Perfect holiday reading for nostalgia fans' - East Anglian Daily Times
For young couples like Ruth Madiewsky and Tom Phillips, the advent of the Second World War changes everything. So, when Tom proposes to Ruth during seven days leave, despite being only twenty, Ruth says yes. After all, who knows if they'll ever see each other again? But, after Tom goes back to the front, Ruth doesn't hear from him again. Is he missing, presumed dead? Or, even worse, has he just forgotten about her? Ruth is forced to get on with her life and finds herself enjoying attention from another. It is this temptation which threatens to alter Ruth's life forever, and, when, the war is finally over, she will find the battle for her own personal freedom and safety has just begun...
What readers are saying about A Perfect Stranger:
'Really enjoyed this story, a bit different [and] really true to life'
'Well written, takes you back in time [and] good characters'
'Five stars'
Victor Pemberton writes an evocative saga in A Perfect Stranger, a story that explores the difficult decisions facing women in wartime London. Perfect for fans of Pam Evans and Sheila Newberry.
'Perfect holiday reading for nostalgia fans' - East Anglian Daily Times
For young couples like Ruth Madiewsky and Tom Phillips, the advent of the Second World War changes everything. So, when Tom proposes to Ruth during seven days leave, despite being only twenty, Ruth says yes. After all, who knows if they'll ever see each other again? But, after Tom goes back to the front, Ruth doesn't hear from him again. Is he missing, presumed dead? Or, even worse, has he just forgotten about her? Ruth is forced to get on with her life and finds herself enjoying attention from another. It is this temptation which threatens to alter Ruth's life forever, and, when, the war is finally over, she will find the battle for her own personal freedom and safety has just begun...
What readers are saying about A Perfect Stranger:
'Really enjoyed this story, a bit different [and] really true to life'
'Well written, takes you back in time [and] good characters'
'Five stars'
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Victor Pemberton: Perfect holiday reading for nostalgia fans * East Anglian Daily Times * Peopled with strong, sincere and appealing characters * Coventry Evening Telegraph * A warm, poignant story * Plymouth Evening Herald * An evocative tale * Northern Echo * [Pemberton] knows how to please his waiting audience * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * Heart-warming saga of working class life * Manchester Evening News *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,27 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7553-9252-0 (9780755392520)
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Victor Pemberton
A Perfect Stranger
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05/2002
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Person
Victor Pemberton is a successful radio playwright and TV producer, and has worked with some of the great names of entertainment, including Benny Hill and Dodie Smith, had a longstanding correspondence with Stan Laurel and scripted and produced many of the BBC`s `Dr Who` series. In recent years he has worked as a producer for Jim Henson, and set up his own production company, whose first TV documentary won an Emmy Award.
