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The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook

 


"It's people like your brother and me, being handed a weapon and told to kill someone we don't even know, who we'd probably get along with in everyday life. And all because someone in a gilded throne or behind a big desk decides that's what we have to do."

        On the brink of World War One, a forbidden romance is blooming between debutante Cordelia and the landscape architect Issac. Cordelia finds herself intrigued with learning how to cultivate the garden in preparation for when the men are called away to war. Issac, of course, teaches her in private and their forbidden love story began. Cordelia's parents find out and her mother is absolutely horrified to find her daughter digging in dirt, but reluctantly agree to let her continue her work. Even going as far as coming up with the idea to expand their garden to aid the estate and surrounding areas. Issac continues to teach her through letters when he is on the battlefield, but their correspondence speaks of gardens as well as hope for their love in during peacetime. Having confessed their love only days prior to him leaving for the front, they're filled with love and longing. When Issac misses their secret liaison and the letters stop, Cordelia is faced with the fact that her love is dead. From that moment forward, she takes her life into her own hands. 

    Absolutely love a good historical romance, and this one is such an incredible and realistic idea of what was happening during WWI. It really felt like it could be a storyline out of Land Girls. Cordelia is perhaps my favorite character, between knowing exactly what she wants and the way she knows and trust her own mind. Especially when she is so open and accepting with Tabitha. Tabitha loving and taking in William when she wanted a child warmed my heart, and honestly is something I could see have happened during that time. Hate how long it took for everything to come together to create a happy ending for everyone, but that's the realism aspect of this story as well. Also, Issac is such a dreamy fictional character. I love the letter chapters and the formatting of them, I enjoyed those thoroughly. 

     

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