To have and to hold
By: Anne Bennett
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 553
ISBN-13: 9780750527842
Subjects: Irish fiction; Family violence; Fiction; Nurses; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Carmel Duffy is the eldest child of a brutal and abusive marriage, and she can't wait to leave home. She's equally determined to have no husband or children of her own - what she wants more than anything is to be a nurse. As soon as she turns eighteen, she heads for Birmingham and begins her training. With her beautiful auburn curls, she draws plenty of attention and her resolve to concentrate on her career is tested when Dr Paul Winstanley comes onto her ward and into her life. Gradually he wins her heart, and they agree to marry, both certain that they want no children. They have valuable jobs to do - all the more so when World War Two looms. But those years will change everything: their relationship, their priorities, their very characters. Carmel will find that the future is very different to the one she thought she wanted for so long.
Notes: Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 2006.