6/12/2023 0 Comments The Poppy Wife by Caroline Scott‘Scott has done an amazing job of drawing on real stories to craft a powerful novel’ Good Housekeeping 'A gripping, devastating novel about the lost and the ones they left behind' Sarra Manning, RED The Poppy Wife is partially inspired by her family history. He too longs for Francis to be alive, so they can forgive each other for the last conversation they ever had.Īnd as Harry and Edie’s paths converge, they begin to get closer to a startling truth.Īn incredibly moving account of an often-forgotten moment in history, The Poppy Wife is an epic novel of forbidden love, loss and the shattered hearts left behind in the wake of the First World War.Ĭaroline Scott is a freelance writer and historian specializing in WWI and women’s history. Hired by grieving families to photograph gravesites, he has returned to the Western Front. And so she begins to search.įrancis’s brother, Harry, is also searching. He has been declared ‘missing, believed killed’, but when Edie receives a mysterious photograph in the post, taken by Francis, hope flares. ' impressive debut… a touching novel of love and loss' Sunday Timesġ921. The Great War is over and while many survivors have been reunited with their loved ones, Edie’s husband Francis has not come home. ‘This excellent debut is a melancholic reminder of the rippling after-effects of war’ The Times If someone you loved went missing, would you ever stop searching for them? Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and 1917
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