Random Harvest [Trilogy Ed.]

This completes the trilogy of classic James Hilton novels (the other two being "e;Lost Horizon"e; and "e;Goodbye Mr. Chips"e;) which were all made into movies during Hollywood's Golden Era. It is the lesser known of the three novels, although "e;Random Harvest"e; is his most complete work. The story is a romance, a mystery, a critique of England's class structure, and a parable. Hilton uses the lost years of Charles Rainier as a metaphor for the lost years of the 1920/1930's when England failed to prepare for the next war. Told in flashbacks and bookended by World War I and World War II, the resolution is only revealed in its final sentence that will shock you and change everything that you have just read & thought you understood. You will go back and re-read the book as your perception of all the characters are altered by the surprise ending