Julia's Story

Book 1 in the Belleville family series

J Mary Masters

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PMA Books
28 February 2019

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Romance

Series: 1

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this is the heartbreaking story of a young girl in love, the secret she must never reveal and the family who betrayed her trust.

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this is the heartbreaking story of a young girl in love, the secret she must never reveal and the family who betrayed her trust.

It's 1942 and the world is at war. Yet the wealthy Belleville family appear untouched and secure in their grand Australian home Prior Park. That is until daughter Julia, on the cusp of womanhood, falls desperately in love with an American Army officer against her family's wishes. For Julia, it is life-changing.

Half a world away, her brother Richard is fighting for Britain, flying dangerous missions across the Channel knowing the next mission could be his last. He meets the beautiful Catherine Cavendish whose aristocratic parents disapprove strongly of the brash young Australian officer. Is he destined to find happiness with Catherine or will he be haunted forever by the memory of Jane, the woman he left behind?

Brought up in Richard's shadow, William Belleville resents the popularity of his older brother. In Richard's absence, William attempts to usurp his older brother's authority and take charge of the family fortune.

Into this mix comes James Fitzroy, handsome and charming, who sets his sights on Julia. But can she ever really love him?

And what of the matriarch Elizabeth Belleville, whose preference for her elder son is well known, but who must endure the fecklessness of her husband, Francis, and the disappointment of a failing marriage.

This tale is a well-developed family saga initiation with an interesting cast of characters and some deep secret plot lines ......... the characters are believable, full of depth and colour ........

The story is good and definitely worth an afternoon's devotion.

Reader Review, Goodreads.com

By: J Mary Masters
Imprint: PMA Books
Edition: 3rd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780994327642
ISBN 10: 0994327641
Series: 1
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 28 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J Mary Masters (Judith) was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in the 1950s, the youngest of four children and raised on a cattle property. For more than twenty years, she was involved in the magazine publishing industry as a senior executive.Having now given up full time magazine work, Judith is devoting her time to her writing career, with an emphasis on writing for women readers. Her stories feature a mix of town and country settings, drawing heavily on her early country life. To date she has published five books, Julia's Story; To Love, Honour and Betray; Return to Prior Park and more recently, Heirs and Successors (2023) and its companion title First Born Son (2023).She is a member of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). She has completed a Year of the Novel course with QWC and a short fiction writing course with noted literary agency Curtis Brown.Judith now lives on Queensland's Sunshine Coast with her husband Peter.

Reviews for Julia's Story: Book 1 in the Belleville family series

This tale is a well-developed family saga initiation with an interesting cast of characters and some deep secret plot lines ......... the characters are believable, full of depth and colour ........The story is good and definitely worth an afternoon's devotion. Reader Review, Goodreads.com