Synopsis
DECEMBER 1919. Tom Allen, uncomfortable in London after five years in uniform, receives an invitation to spend Christmas at Hannesford Court.
It's almost as if nothing has changed. Cards in the library after dinner. The Boxing Day shoot. The New Year ball. Margot.
But Tom hasn't forgotten the professor. A strange meeting in Germany has raised a question in his mind: in all his visits to Hannesford before the War, all those years observing the glittering life of its owners, how much did he ever really see?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9780340980446
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm
- Weight: 280g
- Languages: English
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good holday reading
I started this book expecting it to unfold as a simple who dun it. It turned out to be a far more complex book than this with a real feel for the character... READ MORE
The best of youth
One year after the end of WW1 Captain Tom Allen goes back to Hannesford Court, a place where he spent his youth, with Margot and Harry Stanesbury and the r... READ MORE
Jolly Good Show
A terrifically well plotted novel, "The Year After" is, at one level, a mystery story. A country house mystery at that. How absolutely spiffing!
But that ... READ MORE
Highly recommended
Set in 1919, 'The Year After' is a subtle depiction of individuals and society attempting to recover their lives after the devastation of WW1. Tom Allen, h... READ MORE
Stunning
A beautifully written mystery, with fabulous characters and a web of intrigue that leaves you mesmerised until the end. I really loved this novel and can't... READ MORE
Fantastic read
1919. Hannesford Court. The Stansbury family invite their friends and acquaintances to stay once again for the traditional Winter Rose Ball. However, thing... READ MORE
Evocative Period Piece
Tom Allen has been invited to spend Christmas 1919 with the Stansbury family, at Hannesford Court in Devon. It has been more than 5 years, and the war has ... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
An after the war country house mystery and love story make an enjoyable read if you want nothing too complicated to solve.
An interesting post war tale!
This is an enjoyable yarn about the post war period, with intruiging characters, laced with romance and mystery. Not fast moving or terrible exciting, but ... READ MORE
Elegy for the Lost
Lost hopes, lost dreams, lost people...
This is a beautifully written book, drawing one in from its very first paragraphs - an enigmatic scene, redolent of... READ MORE