THE LIVES WE LEFT BEHIND

AN EVOCATIVE AND HEARTRENDING WW1 FAMILY SAGA.

August 1914, Clifton Park.

Mrs Eloise Brannan refuses to believe there will be a war. For she knows what troubles and hardship it will bring upon her now grown-up children: headstrong Roderick and sweet Elizabeth, and their ever-patient cousin Dorothea.

But war does indeed come, and Roderick is determined to fight. He secures a commission in France, leaving behind his pregnant wife, whose unhappiness at Clifton Park is no secret . . .

Elizabeth remains at home with her mother, their once bustling house now almost empty. Even Dorothea has left for London to serve King and Country as a frontline nurse.

A little over a year later.

Looking through the windows at the beautiful September gardens, Eloise spots the Post Master’s boy coming up the path.

He’s holding a telegram.

What Eloise cannot know is that the contents of this message will irrevocably change her family’s life for ever. But whatever happens, she knows the Brannans must stick together to survive.

Perfect for fans of John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga, George Eliot’s Middlemarch, Sheila Riley, Rosie James, Tania Crosse.

READERS ADORE DOMINIC LUKE’S SERIES OF TOUCHING HISTORICAL FAMILY SAGAS:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters were beautifully scripted and the storyline was multi-faceted — nothing predictable. Lovely story.’ Pat

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I just loved this book . . . Excellent story that was hard to put down.’ Godsdaughter54

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book is brilliant. I couldn’t wait to get to the next page, amazing read, really makes you believe you are there.’ Joyce

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I enjoyed the Brannans family sagas very much. A storyline that kept on giving.’ Karensally27

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I really enjoyed this set of books. Good storytelling . . . I didn't want to put them down.’ A reader in the UK

BRANNANS FAMILY SAGAS
Book 1: AUTUMN SOFTLY FELL
Book 2: NOTHING UNDONE REMAINED
Book 3: DREAMS THAT VEIL
Book 4: THE LIVES WE LEFT BEHIND