After the Boer war Reitz travels to Europe and then Madagascar. He is persuaded to return to South Africa by Jan Smuts' wife. During WW1 he fights for the British in Africa and eventually ends up in the trenches in France. An another fantastic peek into the life of this lucky young man.

    She was born and raised in the beautiful old-fashioned house on Prince Edward Island, "where things always seemed the same" and good things never changed. But things do change at Silver Bush—from her first day at school to the arrival of her new baby sister, from her aunt's joyous wedding to her own first romance. Through it all, Pat shares her experiences with her beloved friends and discovers the one thing that truly never changes: the beauty and peace she will always find at Silver Bush—the house that remembers her whole life.