Release date - 1st June 2017 (Paperback)
Book length - 416 pages Publisher - www.penguin.co.uk Book Depository - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com ABOUT THE BOOK As the Second World War draws to a close, Intelligence Officer Gus Clifton surprises his sisters at their London home. But an even greater shock is the woman he brings with him, Krista - the German wife whom he has married secretly in Berlin. Krista is clearly devastated by her experiences at the hands of the British and their allies - all but broken by horrors she cannot share. But Gus's sisters can only see the enemy their brother has brought under their roof. And their friend Nella, Gus's beautiful, loyal fiancée, cannot understand what made Gus change his mind about their marriage. What hold does Krista have over their honourable and upright Gus? And how can the three women get her out of their home, their future, their England? Haunted by passion, betrayal, and misunderstanding these damaged souls are propelled towards a spectacular resolution. Krista has lost her country, her people, her identity, and the ties that bind her to Gus hold more tightly than the sisters can ever understand... MY REVIEW There are many historical novels centred around war and the horror it inflicted but none have touched my heart as much as THE NEW MRS CLIFTON by Elizabeth Buchan. Haunting, raw, and so very emotional, this is a story of the wreckage and damage that is left behind, and how people must now face the reality of what they have done to survive. When Gus Clifton arrives home with his new wife, it sends shock waves through his family and both of his sisters are stunned that he has forgotten about their friend, Nella, whom Gus had all but promised marriage. But the biggest shock is that his new wife is German. Julia cannot forgive her brother for bringing this woman into their home since the love of her life was killed during the War, and with this intrusion, Julia struggles to find her place in the world anymore. Tilly, the youngest sister, has a more open view of life and wants to try to be friends with their new sister-in-law, but dark shadows haunt her as she yearns to be noticed and to truly belong somewhere. Judged by many as the enemy even though the war is now over, Krista will have to navigate carefully this new life that stands in front of her, no matter how many nightmares from the past try to pull her back down. She misses her homeland even though it haunts her and marrying Gus was her only hope of survival. But can she really trust her unlikely husband? And can this moment of safety ever last? Her life has shown her that nothing can be trusted... THE NEW MRS CLIFTON by Elizabeth Buchan will make you question just how far you would go to survive, how you would cope with the horrific acts that these characters have witnessed, experienced, and committed, and this novel will make you feel deeply moved throughout. The characters are damaged and broken, but never defeated, and this backbone of inner strength that shines through the pages really is mind-blowing. As the story develops, you will find answers to some of your questions, but it is at the very end that all will become clear. THE NEW MRS CLIFTON by Elizabeth Buchan is a masterpiece of historical fiction that does not always make for comfortable reading but will consume you from the very first page, and I really hope it receives the huge applause that it richly deserves. Author Bio: Elizabeth Buchan began her career as a blurb writer at Penguin Books after graduating from the University of Kent with a double degree in English and History. She moved on to become a fiction editor at Random House before leaving to write full time. Her novels include the prizewinning Consider the Lily – reviewed in the Independent as ‘a gorgeously well written tale: funny, sad and sophisticated’. A subsequent novel, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman became an international bestseller and was made into a CBS Primetime Drama. Later novels included The Second Wife, Separate Beds and Daughters. Her latest, I Can’t Begin to Tell You, a story of resistance in wartime Denmark, was published by Penguin in August 2014. Elizabeth Buchan’s short stories are broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in magazines. She reviews for the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail, and has chaired the Betty Trask and Desmond Elliot literary prizes, and also been a judge for the Whitbread First Novel Award and for 2014 Costa Novel Award. She is a patron of the Guildford Book Festival and of The National Academy of Writing, and sits on the author committee for The Reading Agency. For more information: Website - elizabethbuchan.com Twitter - twitter.com/elizabethbuchan Facebook - www.facebook.com/ElizabethBuchanAuthor?ref=sgm *I want to thank Sian at Penguin, and the author Elizabeth Buchan, for the opportunity to review this book and take part in this blog tour. Don't forget to check out all the other stops along the way!!
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