Nejčistší z lásek (Válce navzdory) – Worrall S. C. (2019)

Four months have passed since the last letter. However, Nancy feels that her dear one is still alive. And she will do everything to find him. But she discovers something that will change her life forever... "A beautifully written and true piece of history. Simon Worrall has crafted a story that has been waiting to be discovered for over seventy years." The debut novel of renowned journalist Simon Worrall, The Purest of Loves, is based on the true story of the passionate love affair his mother Nancy had with a young student from Oxford University at the beginning of World War II. The elegantly tender love story between Nancy Whelan and her fiancé Martin Preston begins to unfold just before the outbreak of war. As their relationship develops and deepens, the terrifying reality of the impending armed conflict looms, irrevocably marking the lives of both young people. The story came to light thanks to the love letters exchanged by the lovers during their relationship, which the author found in a box of chocolates after his mother's death. From these loving letters, the author wove a captivating tale, describing not only the feelings of two young people full of hopes for a shared life with deep tenderness, but also providing readers with an overall insight into the situation of all those who had to...