A review by jim_b
The Soldier's Wife by Pamela Hart

5.0

Full disclosure: I've attended many writing courses that have been taught by Pamela - I consider her my mentor and a friend. But that doesn't mean I went into reading this book determined to like it; on the contrary, some cheeky, asinine part of me read it hoping to find faults, to pick up mistakes my teacher had made. Alas, there were none - this book is as close to perfect as any I've read in a long time. The characters and the setting were rendered with such superb clarity and precision that allowed me to truly and deeply fall into the world she has built. The ending took my completely by surprise, but then had me saying, 'but of course, it's obvious, it had to be that way!' - a quality that I love in fiction and find rarely. It is such a beautiful book!