A beguiling 1940s saga about unexpected blessings, the
perils of wartime and falling in love, I’ll Get By is first-class tale from
Janet Woods’ talented pen.
On the brink of the Second World War, seventeen year
old Meggie Elliott leaves her old life behind to go and stay in London with her
aunt Esme and her husband, Dr. Leo Thornton. Meggie cannot wait to cast off the
shackles of her old life for the bright lights of London. However, Meggie’s
excitement quickly gives way to fear and unease when she ends up getting lost
on her first day in the capital. Luckily for her, a kind-hearted and dashing
police officer, Sergeant Benjamin Blessing saves the day and points her in the
right direction to her Aunt’s house. However, Meggie soon realizes that her
good-looking saviour is not all that he seems…
With the dark clouds of war gathering around them,
Meggie realizes that she cannot possibly continue to idle away her life and
that she must do something to help her country and do her bit for the war
effort. Although Meggie had initially come to London in order to go to
University and make her dream of becoming a lawyer a reality, the intelligent
young woman soon realizes that the time has come for her to put her ambitions
on hold and make her country proud. In a fit of patriotism, Meggie decides to
join the Women’s Royal Navy Service and is overjoyed when she is welcomed into
their ranks after she aces the interview. Sent to work in a decoding unit,
Meggie finally seems to have got all the excitement that she had been looking
for when she had first decided to come and stay with her Aunt Esme in London.
When she meets her boss, the dangerously charismatic aristocrat, Nicholas
Cowan, Meggie finds herself attracted to the sophisticated nobleman. Nicholas
is good-looking, charming and debonair and he quickly sweeps Meggie off her
feet. But Meggie cannot quite shake off this feeling that she had met the man
who had stolen her heart once before…
As she begins to put together the pieces of the puzzle
that is Nicholas Cowan, Meggie uncovers shocking lies and devastating truths
that could not only destroy his reputation but jeopardise their burgeoning
relationship. Torn between duty and desire, Meggie must decide whether she is ready
to risk her happiness or whether she should reveal the scandalous secrets that
could endanger the life of the only man she will ever love…
Janet Woods writes highly compelling, emotional and
captivating historical sagas that are difficult to put down and absolutely
impossible to forget and I’ll Get By is another example of this talented
author’s wonderful ability to create spellbinding stories that linger in the
reader’s imagination long after the last page is turned.
I’ll Get By has got a terrific heroine who is smart,
feisty and intelligent, an enigmatic and charming hero and a wonderful cast of
well-developed characters that come alive from the very first page. It is
impossible not to fall in love with Meggie and Nicholas and not to cross your
fingers and cheer on these wonderful characters onto their journey to
happiness.
A fantastic historical novel that is intriguing,
exciting and wonderfully romantic, I’ll Get By is an outstanding tale of love,
loss and hope in wartime Britain that will enchant, enrapture and delight!-
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