Summary
Destiny brings two lonely people together in this moving love story by A. J. Cronin, one of the master storytellers of our time.
Doctor Harvey Leith, brilliant research scientist, awakes from a drunken stupor to find himself aboard a liner bound for the romantic Canary Islands. His past life is in ruins, and his hopes for the future are shattered.
But he meets the lovely Mary Fielding on the ship, also looking for a new purpose in her life. It seems to her that they have met s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035069552 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035069555 |
| Author: | A.J. Cronin |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 188g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 17mm |
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A.J. Cronin
Born in Cardross, Scotland, A. J. Cronin studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1916, he served as a surgeon sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, and at the war’s end he completed his medical studies and practised in South Wales. He was later appointed to the Ministry of Mines, studying the medical problems of the mining industry. He later moved to London and built up a successful practice in the West End. In 1931, he published his first book, Hatter’s Castle, which was compared with the works of Dickens, Hardy and Balzac, winning him critical acclaim. Other books by A. J. Cronin include: The Citadel, Three Loves, The Green Years, Beyond This Place and The Keys of the Kingdom.
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