Only one person other than her beloved brother Edward ever listened to what she really wanted-Robert Fraser, Edward's best friend. "Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford, has struggled against both her mother's expectations and the restrictions early 20th-century British society imposes upon women of "gentle breeding." Lilly longs to make a difference, to have a life of substance and meaning. But that was many years ago when he was visiting and Lilly was young, and she is certain Robbie has long forgotten her. (Jan."Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford, has struggled against both her mother's expectations and the restrictions early 20th-century British society imposes upon women of "gentle breeding." Lilly longs to make a difference, to have a life of substance and meaning. Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
Her deft touch as a storyteller keeps readers engaged in the story of the lovers, as well as illuminating the bigger picture of the war raging around them. Robson’s skillful ability with detail and setting firmly relates the grotesqueries of war without gratuitous gore. The love that grows between Lilly and Robert is colored by their proximity to war and death, as well as by the duty they both feel to their country. She becomes an ambulance driver on the front lines in France, and when the chance comes to be assigned to Robert’s field hospital, she jumps at it. When WWI begins, Edward and Robert both sign up promptly to serve, and Lilly breaks with her family to do the same. Countess Ashford is determined that Lilly marry another member of the aristocracy and has no qualms about interfering when Robert Fraser, a surgeon from a working-class background and the best friend of Lilly’s brother, Edward, shows the young woman kindness and interest. As the story begins in 1914 England, Lady Elizabeth “Lilly” Neville-Ashford is under her domineering mother’s thumb.
Robson’s first novel examines the dynamic between love and duty in the midst of historical tragedy.
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