The Hand and Flower
by Jerrard Tickell
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Pub Date 22 Apr 2016 | Archive Date 29 Apr 2016
Description
Jim Carver is restless in London.
Once a sergeant stationed in France, he now works in St. John’s Wood and is secretly dreading the inevitable fact that he is expected to marry Cherry Mitchell.
Cherry is undeniably pretty, but also slightly spoilt and desperate to get away from her strict and religious father, Bill.
On paper, Jim and Cherry are perfect together.
Yet somehow, their relationship lacks depth and they both have a lingering feeling that they would not be happy together once married.
When Jim announces he is going to Boulogne on an outing with the Hand and Flower Darts Club, things finally come to a head.
Cherry, fiercely competitive, resolves to test the relationship.
Once in France, the group from The Hand and Flower pub split up.
For many of them, it is their first time returning to France since the war and the journey is bittersweet.
However, others have more outrageous plans, involving signing up to the Foreign Legion and seeking out premises that promise a good time...
Jim visits the graves of old comrades and ends up at the farm of Marie-Josephe Berthier – a woman who he has never forgotten since meeting several years before.
Marie-Josephe is astonishingly beautiful but engaged to Henri Dubot, a local lawyer.
Back in London, Cherry has stumbled across a man from America who advises her to break it off with Jim.
Will Marie-Josephe confess her love for Jim before he returns home?
And does Cherry plan to be there waiting for him?
The Hand and Flower is a mesmerising story of love, destiny and unbreakable ties.
Praise for Jerrard Tickell
“Mr Tickell has a light touch and a delicate feeling for emotional relationships.” The Times Literary Supplement
“Mr Tickell is a kind of light John Buchan, and there is more room for more authors of his quality.”Daily Telegraph
Jerrard Tickell was born in Dublin and wrote his first book at just 18. He was a member of the Royal Army Service Corps. His official duties took him all over the world including Egypt and practically every port in the Near East. His books, a number of which have been made into successful movies, includeMoon Squadron, Island Rescue, and Hussar Honeymoon. He now lives with his wife Renée Haynes, the daughter of E.S.P. Haynes and Oriana Huxley Waller, and three sons in London.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Once a sergeant stationed in France, he now works in St. John’s Wood and is secretly dreading the inevitable fact that he is expected to marry Cherry Mitchell.
Cherry is undeniably pretty, but also slightly spoilt and desperate to get away from her strict and religious father, Bill.
On paper, Jim and Cherry are perfect together.
Yet somehow, their relationship lacks depth and they both have a lingering feeling that they would not be happy together once married.
When Jim announces he is going to Boulogne on an outing with the Hand and Flower Darts Club, things finally come to a head.
Cherry, fiercely competitive, resolves to test the relationship.
Once in France, the group from The Hand and Flower pub split up.
For many of them, it is their first time returning to France since the war and the journey is bittersweet.
However, others have more outrageous plans, involving signing up to the Foreign Legion and seeking out premises that promise a good time...
Jim visits the graves of old comrades and ends up at the farm of Marie-Josephe Berthier – a woman who he has never forgotten since meeting several years before.
Marie-Josephe is astonishingly beautiful but engaged to Henri Dubot, a local lawyer.
Back in London, Cherry has stumbled across a man from America who advises her to break it off with Jim.
Will Marie-Josephe confess her love for Jim before he returns home?
And does Cherry plan to be there waiting for him?
The Hand and Flower is a mesmerising story of love, destiny and unbreakable ties.
Praise for Jerrard Tickell
“Mr Tickell has a light touch and a delicate feeling for emotional relationships.” The Times Literary Supplement
“Mr Tickell is a kind of light John Buchan, and there is more room for more authors of his quality.”Daily Telegraph
Jerrard Tickell was born in Dublin and wrote his first book at just 18. He was a member of the Royal Army Service Corps. His official duties took him all over the world including Egypt and practically every port in the Near East. His books, a number of which have been made into successful movies, includeMoon Squadron, Island Rescue, and Hussar Honeymoon. He now lives with his wife Renée Haynes, the daughter of E.S.P. Haynes and Oriana Huxley Waller, and three sons in London.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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