The Remnants. W. P. Osborn

The Remnants begins in Edwardian England and follows the story of Danny and Rose through their desperate struggle to hold on to their love – and their lives, during a time of momentous change.<br><br>Danny Pulbrook is a handsome and rebellious young man. Born the bastard son of a minor royal and orphaned at birth he is determined to find a new life far beyond his &quot;pre-ordained oblivion&quot;. His only way out – a forced enlistment into the army brings him to an inevitable confrontation with his own demons in the cauldron of the first world war.<br><br>Rose Quayle is a beautiful and confident hazel-eyed housemaid who, like her mother and her mother&#39;s mother is employed in service at Meaford House – an expansive vice-regal estate near Tunbridge Wells. Like Danny she longs for a life beyond the tyranny of the rigid class system that defines her humble destiny.<br><br>Their chance meeting becomes the catalyst that changes both of their lives forever. <br><br>The Remnants spans four continents and is a true emotional rollercoaster. Told through the lives of two young lovers it&#39;s a legacy of love and loss, passion, despair and quiet redemption; the profound story of enduring human spirit amid the agony of chaos and devastation.<br><br>..... &quot;Downton Abbey&quot; meets &quot;Atonement&quot;.