The Primrose Path

Eloise James was still in school when she met the love of her life, her teacher, Paul Bridgestock. With an age gap of twelve years between them, the couple faced separation. But against the odds, Paul successfully allayed the concerns of the school authorities, and the friendship was allowed to continue. Love flourished and Paul was eventually accepted by Eloise's parents as a prospective son-in-law. However, following the sudden death of his wife and facing the prospect of a lonely future, Eloise's father forbade her from further contact with Paul. Paul was killed in a car crash soon after, thus ending all prospect of a future reconciliation. There would now be no wedding, no children... Eloise's life seemed over. Now it's the future and no-one can match up, even her latest love Geoffrey. When a suicide attempt takes her back in time to the day Paul was killed, the two lovers meet again. But is she destined to save him from the crash... Or must she learn to let go? Susan weaves an intricate thread of history throughout the tale, creating a story that is both heart warming and heart rending, a tale of love and time travel reminiscent of Audrey Niffenegger's The?Time Traveller's Wife. While at school in the nineteen sixties, Eloise fell in love with one of her teachers. Other pupils soon noted the developing friendship, and innuendo and rumour quickly abounded. But against the odds, Paul successfully allayed the concerns of the school authorities, and the friendship was allowed to continue. Love flourished and Paul was eventually accepted by Eloises parents as a prospective son-in-law. However, following the sudden death of his wife and facing the prospect of a lonely future, Eloises father forbade her from further contact with Paul. Paul was killed in a car crash soon after, thus ending all prospect of a future reconciliation. There would now be no wedding, no children Eloises life seemed over. Now middle-aged, and with a string of unsuccessful relationships behind her, Eloise is still emotionally handicapped by the loss of her unfulfilled teenage love. Try as she might, she cannot put it behind her and move on. But then, following the departure of her present partner and a failed attempt at suicide, she is taken back in time to the day on which Paul was killed. Initially confused, she overcomes her anxiety and makes her way to the place where her father had prevented her being on that fateful day. And here, in an anachronistic reality, the two lovers meet once more. But can she prevent the car crash, can she save him from his preordained fate, or is she merely a spectator, an impotent observer who cannot influence destiny? Maybe she can go with him in the car, both of them die together Or is there another reason for her journey into the past? A promising future lies ahead for Eloise, but a tragic car crash takes all hope away of the life she had hoped for with Paul. But following an attempted suicide, Eloise is taken back in time, to the day that Paul was killed. Can she alter the course of events... or is there another reason why she has been taken back in time? Middle-aged and with a string of unsuccessful relationships behind her, Eloise James is emotionally handicapped by the loss of her unfulfilled teenage love, Paul. But when a suicide attempt flings her back in time to the day he was killed, the two lovers meet again. Can she prevent fate or is she destined to lose him?