This story set in the space of one year from1898 and 1899 giving us two protagonists from New Zealand. It takes us back and forth between Richard Wilson’s adventures in South Africa during the Boer War and his meeting and growing relationship with Rachel Purdue before leaving for war. The story weaves back and forth with chapters sharing military adventures and chapters that capture the growing romance between Richard and Rachel. We follow along from the beginning of their courtship, separation between them due to the war and their reunion. The details and research for this book...impeccable. Highly recommended.

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Richard and Rachel are lovers who are separated by the demands of the Boer War. This book depicts the struggles they both go through during this awful time of warfare and hostilities. I wasn't that familiar with the Boer War prior to reading this, but I learned quite a bit from this novel.

I enjoyed learning about the Boer War by reading this book, as I did not know anything about it. However, this book jumped around a lot and it was kind of hard to stay interested because of this.

A well written, enjoyable book with just the right combination of a history lesson and a love story, presented in a way that will keep you turning the pages to learn more. The frequent changes in settings take a bit of attention to follow, but the characters are worth following. A few twists are thrown in to make things interesting. I'm finding myself to be quite a fan of historical fiction!