The Remnants begins in Edwardian England and follows the story of Danny and Rose through their desperate struggle to hold on to their love – and their lives, during a time of momentous change.<br><br>Danny Pulbrook is a handsome and rebellious young man. Born the bastard son of a minor royal and orphaned at birth he is determined to find a new life far beyond his "pre-ordained oblivion". His only way out – a forced enlistment into the army brings him to an inevitable confrontation with his own demons in the cauldron of the first world war.<br><br>Rose Quayle is a beautiful and confident hazel-eyed housemaid who, like her mother and her mother's mother is employed in service at Meaford House – an expansive vice-regal estate near Tunbridge Wells. Like Danny she longs for a life beyond the tyranny of the rigid class system that defines her humble destiny.<br><br>Their chance meeting becomes the catalyst that changes both of their lives forever. <br><br>The Remnants spans four continents and is a true emotional rollercoaster. Told through the lives of two young lovers it's a legacy of love and loss, passion, despair and quiet redemption; the profound story of enduring human spirit amid the agony of chaos and devastation.<br><br>..... "Downton Abbey" meets "Atonement".
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W. P. Osborn. The Remnants
Preface
Half-Day Off
‘Rack and Ruin’
Lady Barbara
God’s Work
First Encounter
Lady Barbara’s Fitting
Chase and Capture
Smith and Company
The Hideout
Borrowing the Livery
Hasty Repairs
The Regimental Dinner
A Day in Court
Maggie’s Escape
The Royal West Kents
India
A Holy War
Rio
Termination
Baltimore
Belfast
Montreal
Hespler
Honour and Glory
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Rose and the Vicar
Berlin Station
First Action
Terror From Above
A Surprise Caller
Hospital
After Dinner
Recovery
A Second Shift
Café Rendezvous
Graycastle
A Hotel in Reading
Shock and Awe
Grace’s Appointment
The Tunnel Rats
Disaster
The Briefing
One Blow Too Many
Dangerous Liaison
Two Letters
Hamilton
Preparations
Buffalo
Room 622
Vision and Conquest
The Watch
A Spring Sunday
Open Fire
The Second Line
The Ridge
Gillian’s Tears
Victory
Relieved
Mons
Miss Lillian
Calais
Jack
Union Station
Redemption
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This story began as a private conversation between an old man and his grandson.
I was barely eleven years old when my grandfather came to live with us at our home in Oakville, Ontario. As was the custom at the time, most families chose to care for their older parents at home. Often living arrangements were shared amongst siblings. In our case, my grandfather moved regularly from house to house - taking up residence for a period of time with each of his four daughters.
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“Yes sir, I did. I charged him with theft of the livery and evading arrest.”
