Remember Me . . . by Melvyn Bragg

This is a beautifully written novel. It is about a relationship between two students – a French girl and an English boy; they meet at university at the beginning of the sixties, fall in love, get married and then slowly and painfully their relationship disintegrates. These characters are so finely drawn that I felt I knew them well. I shared their dilemma; I could sympathise and empathise. Remember Me . . . is a passionate love story which is very powerful, deeply moving and ultimately tragic. The intensity of its polished prose puts this novel in a class of its own.