I'll Get By

May 15, 2013
You can never really choose who you fall in love with, and no one knows that better than young Meggie Elliott. It all began the moment she arrived in London at the start of WWII. As she tried to find her way to her aunt and uncle's home in the smoggy shadows, she ran into a presumably nice officer, who ensured her safe arrival. She then met aristocrat Nicholas Cowan, who may be the kind officer and/or the man who burglarized her aunt's home just a few days later. Meggie dreams of pursuing a legal career but joins the WRNS (Women's Royal Naval Service)instead. She becomes rather fond of Rainard Stone, a solicitor for the estate she inherits from her family, but nothing diminishes the connection she feels to Nicholas. As love becomes entwined with a mammoth secret, Woods presents a powerful historical love story that expresses her passion for storytelling and love of romance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2013, American Library Association.)