After the War Is Over: A Novel

by Jennifer Robson

Overview

After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave behind the devastation of the Great War. Moving to Liverpool, she throws herself into her work, only tearing herself away for lively dinners with the women at her boarding house.

Just as Charlotte begins to settle into her new circumstances, two messages arrive that will change her life. One offers her a chance to speak out for those who cannot. The other pulls her back to her past. The latter comes from Edward Neville-Ashford, her former employer, now the new Earl of Cumberland. He's a shadow of the man he once was, yet Charlotte sees glimpses of the boy who long ago claimed her heart. Dare she risk her future for a man who can never be hers?

As Britain seethes with unrest, Charlotte must confront long-held insecurities to find her voice . . . and the courage to decide if the life she's created is the one she truly wants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062393074
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Edition description:	International Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Robson is the USA Today and #1 Toronto Globe & Mail bestselling author of Somewhere in France. She holds a doctorate in British economic and social history from Saint Antony’s College, University of Oxford, where she was a Commonwealth Scholar and an SSHRC Doctoral Fellow. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and young children.

Editorial Reviews

A glorious journey from grief to celebration. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put this novel down. The story is engaging, memorable and beautifully imagined.

Jeanne Mackin

I loved this book! Jennifer Robson is a gifted, compelling storyteller who creates memorable characters. In this novel she perfectly captures the hopes and fears of a generation in the turbulent times of post-war Britain. I look forward to her next!

Hazel Gaynor

Robson captures the atmosphere of post-WWI England beautifully, portraying the changing social and political climate, as well as the rebuilding of the country in the aftermath of the Great War. Calmly and compassionately rendered, realistic and romantic, After the War is Over is a wonderful testament to its survivors.

RT Book Reviews

11/03/2014
Robson's second WWI novel (after Somewhere in France) weaves historical detail into a tale of a former military nurse and the man she loves. Charlotte Brown is living and working in Liverpool after the end of the Great War, but believes that she is making little difference in the lives of Britain's poorest citizens. When she returns to the estate where she was once a governess, to celebrate the wedding of her former charge, Lilly, Charlotte realizes that she has never stopped loving Lilly's brother, Edward, Lord Cumberland. When Edward's war injuries threaten to destroy his future, Charlotte agrees to help nurse him back to health, even if it means that her heart might be wounded in the process. Charlotte is an admirable protagonist: a strong woman with compassion and a forthright nature, which is evenly matched with her desire to find love and happiness. Robson will lure readers into this emotionally charged novel from the first page. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly