'The emotions I went through were numerous... This book hit me in the gut... magical to read and will stay with me... Wonderful.' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ As World War Two looms closer, a young woman travels to a far-off tropical paradise on the promise of a new life, in this powerful and emotionally gripping love story. Penang, 1939: As Evie steps off the boat, the tang of exotic scents in the air almost overwhelms her. Her heart beating wildly, she looks out over the lush tropical landscape she will now call home, and prays she hasn't made a terrible mistake. What was she thinking, accepting a proposal of marriage from a widower she met only once, back in England years ago? The truth is, Douglas Barrington made an indelible impression on Evie, and her adventurous spirit couldn't resist the chance to travel to this far-flung paradise to marry him. But when they meet again, Douglas's cold and surly treatment leaves her humiliated and confused. From the way he looks at her when they're
