Major Edmund Sherritt is finally home after eight years fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. He comes home to his wife, Felicity or Flick, wounded and apprehensive; he and Flick were only together as a married couple for two weeks before he was sent away. While they both love each other (unbeknowst to the other), she was a shy and naive girl, and he was too worried about her fragility (in his eyes) to let her know how he felt. Now they must learn to live together, both changed greatly from their initial days together.
I loved this story. Edmund is a sensitive man deeply in love with his wife, and Flick has grown older and wiser in his absence, enough to finally assure him of her own devotion. It's lovely writing, as is all Ms. Campbell's work, and so sweet that I cried a little at the ending. I'm so glad I grabbed this novella as I can see it being read and reread at holiday time. ( )