The Life and Times of Charles Hayward

Sophia Leonides is the eldest daughter of Magda and Philip. She's seemingly her grandfather's favorite, although that's not totally clear until further along the book event. The world as it appears to be Charles Hayward has fallen madly in love with another young Foreign Service Officer stationed in Cairo. But rather than propose for her there, they both agreed to wait it out until they're finally reunited in England where they'll determine then whether or not they're still in love. Three years later, in 1947, Charles is returning to London, so eager to see Sophia that he telegrams her on-rupt. And then upon settling himself back in London, he opens the paper to