Patterns of Life - Hardcover

Reseña del editor

But when seventeen-year-old Catherine Harrison's beloved mother dies, all hopes of a college education vanish as she is forced to travel with her father to Cornwall to make a new start. Life is difficult as, unbeknown to Catherine, Walter Harrison is a deserter, living in fear of being discovered.

Through her younger brother, Catherine meets and befriends Gunter Steiner, a half-German ex-prisoner-of-war, and she encourages him to start up a silk factory, his German family's business, in a group of fisherman's cottages situated on his late mother's land. The business thrives, but Walter is against the relationship and tries to stop it. He also knows that Francis Ransom, a soldier he attacked and injured for his papers when he deserted -- a crime still punishable by death - is tracking him down, and when Ransom eventually catches up with him, Walter kills him.

To try to cover up his crime, Walter decides to stir up anti-German feeling in the town. After all, what better way to dispose of a body than in the flames of Gunter's silk factory? It is up to Catherine to try to prevent a potentially tragic outcome and to acknowledge the love which has grown for a man who is still perceived by most as an enemy.

Reseña del editor

After World War I, Catherine Harrison and her father, Walter, move to Cornwall. Unbeknown to Catherine, Walter is a deserter living in fear of being discovered. Catherine must prevent tragedy and acknowledge her love for a half-German ex-POW.