Liverpool Angels (34 page)

‘And a toast to the future – all our futures!’ Pip added. ‘
Vive l’avenir!
’ he added for Monsieur’s benefit. ‘And to going home,’ he added, taking Mae’s hand.

She smiled happily. ‘And to Lilac Sunday in Boston.’

Although
Liverpool Angels
is a work of fiction, using the events, battles and offensives of World War One has required a degree of accuracy and therefore some historical research, and I am indebted to Graham Maddocks, author of
Liverpool Pals: 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th (Service) Battalions The King’s Liverpool Regiment
and Lyn Macdonald, author of
1915: The Death of Innocence
and
The Roses of No Man’s Land
, whose works use the documentation (i.e. correspondence, diary entries and reports) of the soldiers, nurses, doctors, medics and drivers who served throughout that conflict and give us such an accurate insight into the conditions endured throughout those four terrible and tragic years. For any mistakes I sincerely apologise.

Lyn Andrews
Isle of Man