Review: HOME FROM THE WAR
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
Captain David Sherman was injured during the battle, back on home soil. He has physical and emotional scars, Lady Almina has opened her home to the war wounded. David is married with two daughters, but he very quickly becomes infatuated with Marlin Walker a war widow who has lived and worked on Lady Almina's estate for most of her life.For me this story was well written if rather melancholic. David Sherman comes back from war not the same man he was before, his wife now irritates him, she seems shallow and concerned more with appearances than caring about what David has been through. Eventually David dreads his wife's visits, though he loves seeing his daughters. As the story progresses David becomes more and more fixed on Marlin. This does not go unnoticed by his wife. I liked David's character even though I thought he was a little self absorbed and selfish, he's been badly injured and suffers flashbacks and nightmares. Marlin was a widow but a realist, she remains calm faced with David's obsession for her. The ending was fitting IMO.ARC provided by the author.