Tammy S. reviewed on 8/11/2011 + 113 more book reviews

Just wonderful! Especially recommended for those who enjoy an older man/younger woman relationship (he is 38, she is 18) and those who are interested in the Military aspect of the Napoleonic wars as a backdrop.

In this story, Miss Polly Brandon is en-route to assist her sister and brother-in-law who work at a military hospital in Portugal while England is fighting Napoleons armies. While on board, she meets Lt. Colonel Hugh Junot. Suffering from a massive case of sea-sickness, Polly is forced to accept the older Colonel's ministrations, as humiliating as it is. From this humble beginning these two characters grow first as friends, then gradually to much deeper emotions. What makes this growing love so endearing are both characters insecurities , his because of his age - hers because she has always considered herself an ugly duckling. When a routine medical trip results in a horrible slaughter and their capture by the French, their very lives depend upon their trust in each other. The story may not be completely realistic but it never becomes boring and is... sigh... just wonderful to the last page

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