Soldiers and Lovers

Book info: Soldiers and Lovers (Hardcover, 288 pages – Random House UK, 2007) – Random House UK, 2007. Language: Eng.

In a sunlit, secret valley in the green mountains of central Italy, two people meet away from the horrors and clamor of battle. David Hopkins, a young fisherman, and Kate Medhurst embark upon an idyllic love affair away from the conflict that surrounds them. However, they cannot escape the war forever, and when they are targeted by a single enemy airplane their dreams are destroyed. Weeks later, Hopkins wakes up in a Russian hospital in Vienna where he’s slowly recovering from serious wounds— with no recollection of the past. Eventually, transferred to an American hospital and then repatriated to Britain, Hopkins reluctantly returns home. Alone and haunted by the months he cannot remember, Hopkins embarks upon a journey of rediscovery.