{"product_id":"when-the-war-was-here-by-roxanne-veletzos","title":"When the War Was Here by Roxanne Veletzos - USED","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn epic tale of star-crossed lovers separated by class, circumstance and tragedy from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl They Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e. For fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Bronze Horseman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hungary, 1943. As war encroaches on the country's borders, willful young Eva arrives in the idyllic town of Sopron to spend her last summer as a single woman on her aristocratic family's estate. Longing for freedom from her domineering father, she counts the days to her upcoming nuptials to a kind and dedicated Red Cross doctor whom she greatly admires.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But Eva's life changes when she meets Aleandro, a charming and passionate Romani fiddler with a love for painting. With time and profound class differences against them, Eva and Aleandro still fall deeply in love - only to be separated by a brutal act of hatred.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As their lives diverge and they are each swept into the tides of war and its aftermath they try to forget what they once shared. But as the years pass, the haunting memory of their romance will reshape their destinies and drive them to decisions that will change their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the horrors of World War II to the tensions of the 1956 Hungarian uprising and beyond, \u003ci\u003eWhen the War Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping story about the toll of secrets, the blurred lines between desire and loyalty, sacrifice and obsession, and the endurance of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhen the War Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A lyrical and deeply moving story ... Book clubs will love this intimate tale of courage and sacrifice' \u003cb\u003eAnita Abriel, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Light After the War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Veletzos deftly weaves a tale of music, heartbreak, survival and, ultimately, enduring love' \u003cb\u003eJillian Cantor, author of \u003ci\u003eHalf Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale \u003c\/i\u003ein this luminous wartime love story' \u003cb\u003eLaurie Lico Albanese, author of \u003ci\u003eStolen Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019700338751,"sku":null,"price":9.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/319313482815.jpg?v=1773829247","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/when-the-war-was-here-by-roxanne-veletzos","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}