Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 304. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. The bestselling author of "The Lighthouse Keeper" delivers a story of love, loss, heartache, and family ties that weaves together World War II and the present day. Twin brothers Lucien and Norman never expected one woman to come between them, but both fall in love with the same girl and Lucien marries her. Soon the war takes them to the Pacific where, as prisoners of war, their bond breaks: one of them dies and the other makes an agonizing decision that will change his life forever.
At the dawn of World War II, in rural Oklahoma, identical twins Lucien and Norman Parker are bound by the tragic death of their mother, their railroad jobs, and an abiding well of brotherly devotion. But when both fall for the prettiest girl in town, they learn the hard way that they can't share everything. It is brash Lucien who finally wins her hand, while gentle cherishes and the brother who betrayed him. At last, reunited, and reconciled, in the war-torn South Pacific, Lucien and Norman fight side by side. But burdened with the heartbreaking loss of his brother--and the weight of a shocking secret that will haunt him for decades to come...
