Never Just a Memory

Harvey Family Saga #4

by Gloria Cook

War lashes the Harvey family 1944. Emilia, now happily married to Perry Bosweld and expecting his child, worries about her son Will in the RAF. And Ben Harvey is horrified when he's suddenly faced with the daughter he?d turned his back on. Emilia and Ben hurl painful truths at each other, but Ben takes it the hardest, and disappears when he is approached to act as a Special Operative Executive behind enemy-occupied lines in France. At the same time as the war puts their loved-ones? lives in danger, secrets from the past continue to threaten to overwhelm the Harveys. But, as ever, new arrivals to Cornwall and fresh passions act as dramatically unpredictable catalysts in the family's chemistry . . .

250 pages, Hardcover

First published June 4, 2005

About the author

Gloria is the author of well-loved Cornish novels, including the Pengarron and Harvey sagas. She is Cornish born and bred, and lives in Truro, a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England.

Reviews

[Bronwyn Rykiert · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could not put this book down it was so good, the continuing story of the Harvey Brothers and Emilia Harvey.

This book starts 5 years after WWI finished. Youngest brother Ben and oldest brother Alec Harvey do still not get along at all. In this book though Ben finds himself a wife, Brooke, Tristan resigns from the army and also finds himself a new wife. Emilia and Alec have 2 sons Will & Tom and a daughter Jenna who is born with a life threatening illness, her death pulls them in different directions. Perry Bosweld, a disable former army surgeon, his sister Selina, a nurse and her daughter Libby move into Ford Farm. He and Emilia become very close but realise nothing can come of their relationship because of Alec and her family. Everyone loves Perry but many are wary of Selina, she is very abrupt and because of Selina they a run out of town – which we find out is a usual happening.

I have to admit I was worried for a bit about the relationship that Emilia and Perry were having because she had so much to lose if Alec found out. I do like Alec and I didn’t want to see him hurt – he had his own problems to look after.

[Alison Hydes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read