Soldiers and Lovers - Hardcover

In a sunlit, secret valley in the green mountains of central Italy, two people meet away from the horrors and clamour of battle. David Hopkins, a young fisherman from West Wales, and Kate Medhurst from a genteel town in the Thames Valley embark upon an idyllic love affair away from the conflict that surrounds them. However, they cannot escape the war forever, and when they are targeted by a single enemy aeroplane their dreams are destroyed.

Weeks later, Hopkins wakes up in a Russian hospital in Vienna where he’s slowly recovering from serious wounds – with no recollection of the past. Eventually, transferred to an American hospital and then repatriated to Britain, Hopkins reluctantly returns to Wales.

And there, alone and haunted by the months he cannot remember, Hopkins embarks upon a journey of rediscovery...

Praise for Leslie Thomas

'Thomas is that increasingly rare kind of writer, the old-fashioned storyteller, and he is immensely readable'

SUNDAY TIMES

'Warm characters, immaculate period detail and dialogue that neatly evokes the wartime sense of humour as part of a story that packs a surprising emotional punch'

DAILY MAIL

'Thomas's characters are finely crafted, with dialogue that never misses a beat...It is as vivid a portrait of those crucial months as one is ever likely to read'

DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Thomas writes with warmth and humour'

THE TIMES

'A fine storyteller'

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH