Author: rfdelderfield

“Sheer, wonderful storytelling” (Chicago Tribune): Over six decades in England, a man grapples with the challenges of war, love, and family life. A sweeping historical trilogy from a New York Times bestselling author who “writes with grace and conviction” (Library Journal).

“R.F. Delderfield is a born storyteller.” ? Sunday Mirror “The beloved classic saga from master author R. F. Delderfield, subject of a landmark BBC miniseries.” To Serve Them All My Days is the moving saga of David Powlett-Jones, who returns from World War I injured and shell-shocked. He is hired to teach history at Bamfylde School, where he rejects the formal curriculum and teaches the causes … teaches the causes and consequences of the Great War. Eventually David earns the respect of his students and many of his fellow teachers, against the backdrop of a country struggling to redefine itself.…

When Boer War veteran Paul Craddock returns home to a changed England, he buys a sprawling, dilapidated estate in Devon — and encounters two women who will change his life. “Sheer, wonderful storytelling” (Chicago Tribune).