Always I'll Remember

by Rita Bradshaw

Friendship gives one young woman the strength to face tragedy... and a devastating secret.In Rita Bradshaw's Always I'll Remember , one young woman faces jealousy, tragedy and a dark secret, yet love and friendship see her through the worst. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Lyn Andrews.It's 1939 and Abigail Vickers, enjoying her promising new job in an office, is overjoyed when she meets James Benson there and they both fall completely in love. But life for Abby is a constant struggle against her dominant and selfish mother, Nora, who is jealous of Abby's beauty and success. When war breaks out, all their lives change forever.In the furore of patriotism that follows, James signs up and Abby swears to wait for him, joining the land army to do her bit. But when Abby's father is involved in a dreadful accident, a terrible secret that Nora has been carrying for years is revealed, tearing the family apart. After receiving heart breaking news of James, Abby begins to wonder if she will ever find happiness. Only time will tell if there are better days ahead...What readers are saying about Always I'll Remember :'This book is one of the best reads ever , holds the attention and very hard to put down ''Became engrossed , such interesting characters ''[This book] describes the lives of three land girls, their friendship and families. The characters are real and very human and the plot throws up much that is unexpected '

Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction

452 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 7, 2005

About the author

Rita Bradshaw was born on 1949 in Northampton, England, where she was educated as a good Christian. She met Clive, her husband, at the age of 16 andnow the magic is still there. They have three lovely children, Cara, Faye, and Benjamin, and have always had a menagerie of animals in the house, whichat the present is confined to two endearing and very comical dogs who wouldmake a great double act on TV! The children, friends, and pets all keep thehouse buzzing and the food cupboards empty but Helen wouldn't have it anyother way. She still lives today in Northampton with her family. Althoughhaving enjoyed some wonderful holidays abroad she has never been tempted tolive anywhere else, although she rather likes the idea of a holiday homeclose to the sea one day.

Being a committed Christian and fervent animal lover she finds spare time is always at a premium, but long walks in the countryside with her husband and dogs, meals out followed by the cinema or theatre, reading, swimming,and having friends over for dinner are all fitted in somehow. She also enjoys sitting in her wonderfully therapeutic, rambling old garden in thesun with a glass of red wine, (under the guise of resting while thinking ofcourse!)

For years, she was a secretary. She began writing in 1990 as sheapproached that milestone of a birthday 40! She realized her two teenage ambitions (writing a novel and learning to drive) had been lost amid babiesand hectic family life, so set about resurrecting them.

Her first novel was for Mills and Boon and was accepted after one rewrite in 1992 as Helen Brooks, and she passed her driving test (the former was a joy and the latteran unmitigated nightmare!) She has written 50 novels as well as several sagas as Rita Bradshaw.

Since becoming a full-time writer she has found her occupation one of purejoy and often surprised when her characters develop a mind of their own bu tshe loves exploring what makes people tick and finds the old adage "truth isstranger than fiction" to be absolutely true. She would love to hear from any readers care of Mills & Boon.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always another good read!!

The rating - Because I enjoyed reading the book! Rita Bradshaw is quite new to me but I will continue reading her books

[joyce keen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heart ending story

This was a lovely story with many twists and turns but with a lovely ending,Really enjoyed this book and looking forward to reading another from this wonderful author.

[Hadassah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very lovely book with a lot of twist and turns. It has some sad and unexpected parts but that’s mimicking real life...
Following the life of Abby from her childhood till adulthood, through the war, the loss of an important relationship and the eventual happy ending. A really good book!

[Paula Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heartwarming story about love and loss during the 2nd world war. A good background of historical events and times changing along the way. Realistic outcomes that compare with real life recounts. An easy read.

[m a long · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lighthearted reading

Lovely little book to read.... Really enjoyed ..... Very easy to read as it was very light hearted ..... Rita Bradshaw books are great

[Tracey Carnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book

I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book,it's great characters and storyline kept me amazed as each page turned 10/10

[JANET HOBSON · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable Read

Found it to be a bit drawn out ,could skip some easy. did not hold me found it easy to put down

[Kirsty Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

[Izabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful but also sad story. I love this book from the first moments, and I've not been disappointed till the end.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put this book down

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book it follows the life of Abby Vickers and her family. It starts in 1921 and goes through the war and ends in 1955. Poor Abby has a terrible time with her Mum who beats her but nothing prepares Abby for the awful family secret her mum has kept from everyone until it suits her to tell and try to ruin Abby's life. I highly recommend this book a great read from start to finish.

[Freda Flint · Rating 2 out of 5]

87

[Fiona · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Maureen Lee style of book with a strange family interaction.
Look forward to reading another.

[Lilly Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent novel from Rita Bradshaw. Thoroughly enjoyed it.