A lovely book, wonderful characters and plot. I love a wartime saga and this is right up there. I hope to read more from the author.

This was a brilliant read and is being featured on my blog for my quick star reviews feature, which I have created on my blog so I can catch up with all the books I have read and therefore review.
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When Juliet Porter's mother dies, she leaves Juliet some old letters and a photograph which shatter all her previously-held beliefs. They show that her real father was an American bomber pilot in the second world war, some forty years ago, and that he had met her mother while serving in England. Armed only with his photo, Juliet sets out to trace her real father, and eventually finds the airfield where he served.

This is a descriptively written story and you can almost feel the emotion coming from the pages. All Juliet had to find her biological father was his photo, but he had been reported missing, presumed dead during WWII. Juliet starts searching for information on her dad. The author touches on some delicate issues.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #RandomHouseUK #TransworldPublishers and the author #MargaretMayhew for my ARC of #IllBeSeeingYou in exchange for an honest review.

While this book was actually published a number of years ago, this is a new to me author in a genre that has intrigued me as of late. I am loving historical fiction of the WW2 time, especially ones that go from present to past uncovering secrets.
This is definitely one of those books. Imagine finding out what you thought you knew about your mom and dad suddenly becomes something completely different.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by NetGalley.

As devastating to human life as war is, the toll exacted on personal relationships is oftentimes equally destructive and the reverberations can echo through multiple generations. In “I’ll Be
Seeing You”, Juliet Porter’s mother lost her battle with cancer and knowing her death was imminent, she left a letter revealing her WWII romance with an American bomber pilot who was Juliet’s biological father and that she’d never stopped loving him. But the letter was woefully lacking in details. The only clue was a snapshot of an American bomber crew. No names, no nothing.

Once Juliet got over her initial shock, anger quickly followed and then her resolve to find his identity. The hunt for information soon turned into a quest. Some might say an obsession. Juliet doggedly pursued every lead even though she had no plans to reveal herself to him. She HAD to find out who he was.

“I’ll Be Seeing You” is not an historic treatise by any stretch of the imagination. In my opinion, Margaret Mayhew intended it to be just what it is, a romance set in WWII England. To that end, the story more than meets its goal.

I really enjoyed this WWII story. It was interesting traveling with Juliet as she tries to track down her father. The fact that she just found out the man she thought was her father wasn’t, triggers a myriad of emotions. I loved the relationships Juliet develops as she begins her journey. The clues and connections were well delivered.

This was an emotional read and you find yourself cheering Juliet on as she finally decides that she wants to discover the man her mom loved until the day she died.

Thank you to NetGalley and Corgi Publishing for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

WW2...
A Daughter who never knew her father...
Mystery..
What more can you want from Margaret Mayhew.?
Another excellent read.
Thank you#NetGalley for the advance copy.
#IllBeSeeingYou

At first I thought this would be the same type genre: a letter is found giving many new facts and secrets about the deceased; the daughter reads the letter and wants to find out more about the events that led to her mother's secrets. At first I thought, oh no, not another one about a girl thinking her long lost love has been killed only to marry the boy who had loved her since she was a child. In the second part, we find out all about the story behind the letter and Daisy's love affair with her American pilot. This part was the best and the words that are written to describe the bombers flying made it seem so real. (Spoiler alert!!!!! ) I kept on reading to find out what happens and I was a little disappointed in the end wondering what happened to her father's family, did he return to London, etc. All in all, it was a really good book, I am glad I spent the time reading it as I enjoy this time period and thank you Net Galley for letting me read this.

This was a fast read for me. Bit it reminded med too much of other books in this genre. I liked the hunt in the book.

A lovely book to read telling the story a daughters search for the father she never knew will there be a happy ending.Margaret Mayhew draws you into her story's.5*

Love and dying permeate this story of people bound forever by a child whose conception separated them forever. The story ends with the mending of broken dreams and enduring love.

I’ll Be Seeing You by Margaret Mayhew

You are an adult with an adult daughter and your mother dies and leaves you a letter that changes your life! You just find out that the man you called Father all your life and you loved him dearly was not your dad! Apparently, your mom had a fling with a soldier and she thought he died and so she married her good friend who was had always been in love with her! But, the sad thing the soldier wasn’t dead and he never was told that he had a daughter! Juliet was shocked that her mother decided that since she was already married to her friend that it would just complicate things if he knew about the baby because he was from America and they lived in Britain! How sad to find out that you have a father somewhere that doesn’t know you exist! Would you go looking for him and enter their life at this point? What if they had a family and that family didn’t want them you coming in and messing up there life by bringing up a time that maybe he would choose not to remember! War is not a memory that people like to remember especially if they were shot down and lost most of their crew like her father did! Plus supposedly Juliets mother & father were truly in love and he couldn’t have been too happy that she married months after his plane went down. Even though he wasn’t aware of why she really married so fast so he had to have been hurt by that betrayal. Would he want to be found by a daughter kept hidden from him?
This book brings up a lot of emotional questions of what complications arise from war romances or even just one night stands! The author touches on some delicate issues, but she handles them with a great finesse!
The book also touches on divorce and long distance relationships and communication and getting to know people even if you don’t approve of your families choices of living partners! You don’t know a person and their life unless you take the time to get to know them!
Life is about choices but you have to remember how are those choices going to affect not just you, but remember everyone concerned!!
I received a advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

Juliet finds out by a letter from her mother when she dies that she was the daughter of an American Airman and not who she thought through her life her father was. This story is her journey to find out the truth following that initial upset and denial period.

The book is separated into three parts, the initial explorations, the story of the love affair between her father and her mother, and her continuing journey to find her father.

I find Margaret Mayhew’s books so engaging and you just don’t want to put them down, I read this one in a day! She tells this story so well and you can just feel the anguish from Juliet coming off the page. She is torn and doesn’t know what she should do initially and is adamant she just wants to know about her father but doesn’t even know what the airbase was called let alone her father’s name.

This story is mixed with some sadness about events and how they turned out along with hope and frustration. At times it does play with your emotions but I loved most of the characters and how they interacted with Juliet. A great romance story that readers of this genre will love and I can’t wait to read another book by Margaret Mayhew - love her wartime stories and if you like this one I totally recommend The Boat Girls.

I gave this book 4 1/2 stars overall, and would like to say thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing a copy of this book to me for an open and honest review.

There was baby boom after WWII and some of those children never knew their father because he was a foreign soldier gone back home after the war.

This is a story about a daughter and her search for her father while learning more about her mother's past while dealing with her loss and the story of the mother and her love story.

It is a wonderful book.