Love at Second Sight

In the middle of theFirst World War, having survived a crisis three years ago, Edith and BruceOttley have reached a place of stasis in their marriage - seemingly, growingwisdom and maturity have trumped any impulsiveness they may have felt backthen. But also in those three years the war has come along. Edith particularlyhas noticed recently how it has changed people - they are starting to behavemore recklessly in the concentrated life-or-death atmosphere.

Then two key people comeinto their lives. Edith's great temptation of three years ago, the handsome andelegant Aylmer Ross, returns wounded from the Front, no less devoted to herthan before, and desperately wanting to see her again. And Eglantine Frabelle,the older English widow of a Frenchman, comes to stay with them, brought via amutual connection. Eglantine is of a very sure nature, and not afraid to offerup her insights into the deeper psychology and motivations of all and sundry,but Edith soon realises that she is almost invariably utterly wrong! Edith ishighly amused; Bruce, typically, believes her a genius.

But what effect will thenew war-inspired recklessness have on them? Will Edith be able to followthrough with her well-established loyalty to Bruce and resist the reaffirmedcharms of Aylmer? Will Bruce's nerves, having kept him out of the war to date, remainsafe at their highest tension? Or will he give way to hot-headedness and commita rash act? What eventually occurs redirects their individual futures entirely.

Love at SecondSight, the third ofLeverson's splendidly witty Ottleys novels, and her last, was first publishedin 1916.

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