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The Past Can Wait: Heart warming historical women’s fiction (Book 3 of Keepers) Kindle Edition

by Cheryl Burman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
‘A sumptuously penned estranged lovers’ tale’ Reader review

Maggie and Arthur might be the perfect couple. If they’re ever together again.

For five years, Maggie has waited patiently for Arthur to return from the remote Australian Alps. Ten thousand miles and ten years from wartime London haven’t diminished her fiancé’s craving to own the roof over his head. He won’t leave until he has money to buy them a home.

But when Arthur suggests she joins him there, Maggie’s patience whirls to a stormy end.

A fellow Cockney immigrant, Maggie loves life in her new city - her nursing, family, friends. She won’t be uprooted again.

In the mountains, a grieving Arthur wants to reach out to Maggie. Then he learns she’s being pursued by a charming, well-off doctor. He’s left it too late. But new friends show him the past can be laid to rest and fresh futures embraced, including his own.

In the city, Maggie mourns too. But Arthur’s silence leads her to accept the doctor’s attentions, and she enters his very different world.

New lives, new chances offer themselves. Will Maggie and Arthur’s perfect love become no more than a poignant memory?

This emotionally charged and immersive story of love, misunderstandings and second chances will stay with you long after the final page.

What readers say -

‘The roller-coaster the reader rides is a joy.’

‘A twist that keeps the reader guessing to the last page.’

‘Cheryl Burman has a talent for drawing you in and you can't let go till the end.’

The third (standalone) book in the Keepers series.
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  4. Publication date
    April 10, 2024
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sumptuously penned estranged lovers’ tale
Prepare for a magic carpet ride
The roller coaster the reader rides is a joy

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CV43KSX3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holborn House Ltd (April 10, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 463 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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Cheryl Burman

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Cheryl Burman grew up as the child forever reading on her bed. But as this was Australia, she was also often tempted outside to the beach and the yabby creeks near her suburban home. When she moved to the Forest of Dean in SW England she, like Tolkien and Rowling, was inspired to write. Given she is lucky enough to live in a place chock-a-block full of history, legend and myth, there is much to draw on. She does so, as well as on her own childhood in Australia.

She started with middle grade fantasy, discovered a taste for historical fiction, also that short stories and flash can be fun, and now she has moved on to historical fantasy. She likes a challenge and a change.

As Cheryl Mayo, she is a former Chair of Dean Writers Circle and a founder of Dean Scribblers, which encourages the creative writing spark in young people in the community. She is also the co-author, with her (now sadly deceased) border collie of the ever-popular Sammy's Walks Dog friendly Walks in the Forest of Dean, which is available on Amazon and in local outlets in the Forest of Dean.

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  • Becky F.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great series
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
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    I finished the third book of Cheryl Burman’s historical women’s fiction series, The Past Can Wait. I eagerly waited for this next story of hers. In this one, I got to discover if loveable, yet headstrong Arthur, finally received his chance at a happy-ever-after with an equally strong-willed Maggie (whose reasoning I have to agree with).

    I don’t want to give any spoilers, so I’ll just say, this story hits on all the feel-good touch-points of a well-written love story, complete with character growth and entertaining historical tidbits.

    And conflict. Plenty of deep tension between the main characters.

    Burman paints a heartfelt story with wide brush strokes of emotion and brilliant colors that showcase the rugged land of 1950s Australia. I feel as though the characters from each book are my friends, and I’m going to miss them. Well done, Ms. Burman.
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  • Zoe J
    5.0 out of 5 stars A joy to read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024
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    If a reader is looking for an author who puts her heart and soul into her prose, look no further than Cheryl Burman. Once the first pages of her novels are viewed, there is no placing that book on the end table or night stand. Prepare for a magic carpet ride with this author and the Keepers trilogy. Nice work, Lady Wordsmith!
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  • Jay Veloso Batista
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful period piece set in 1950s Australia
    Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
    As the author tells us, “Politeness will be Arthur’s undoing.”

    Maggie breaks off many years of engagement, tired of waiting for Arthur to build his fortune in the Australian mountains. The two pine for each other while weighing possible futures and lives without each other. The story gives insight into lonely people searching for companionship and warnings, too, such as “seeking out the company of broken-hearted men can never end well.” This sumptuously penned estranged lovers’ tale provides a glimpse of the outback through descriptions like “The old coach grunts its snail pace across paddocks rich with purple-hued Paterson’s Curse,” and while it is a stand-alone novel, continues the ‘Keepers’ trilogy with a bookend to the trials of Londoners searching for a better life in the new world. The author tells us “This country is vast enough to swallow a thousand, ten thousand, personal horrors and give the sufferer space to find another way.”

    I enjoyed the author’s voice and excellent descriptions. For example, “Cigarette smoke swirls about her dark, permed hair like a winter storm,” and “yet at the end of the day she’d been kidding herself, building castles in the air from sand of polite conversation with a man already torn between two women.” This is a wonderful romance where ‘All’s well that ends well’ and showcases the talents of an excellent writer. Highly recommended.
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  • Vampire Hunter
    5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific slice-of-life historical fiction tale featuring a wayward romance and set in Australia.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
    “The Past can Wait,” by Cheryl Burman is a terrific slice-of-life historical fiction tale featuring a wayward romance and set in Australia. I have not read the two previous books in this series, “Keepers” and “Walking in the Rain,” but this story reads perfectly well as a standalone. Burman’s eloquent and evocative narration brings the setting to life for the reader.
    Maggie and Arthur fled war-torn England for Australia and have waited five years for the right time to get married. But Maggie’s patience is at end when Arthur accepts a position for several years in a remote town and suggests they marry and go there together. Maggie wants to remain in the city where she is employed as a nurse, has friends, and has her heart set upon a cute house akin to the one her married co-worker has. So, she ends the engagement, and Arthur goes off alone. They each have new, rather eager, possible love interests, but are Maggie and Arthur meant to be together?
    I shall not reveal anything further except to say that I was thoroughly engaged in the tale and keen to find out how it would end!
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  • JShort
    5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant love story set in 1950s Australia
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
    Author Cheryl Burman has another hit on her hands! Her latest novel, The Past Can Wait, is a masterfully written love story set in Australia in the 1950s. Her main characters, Maggie and Arthur, are engaged, but Arthur won't commit to a wedding date until he's earned the money to buy a house for his bride. This causes tension in the relationship as Maggie is ready to get married and start their life together, so the couple breaks up. Will Maggie and Arthur find their way back to each other, or will new relationships get in the way? Pick up your copy now to find out. You'll enjoy the story with its many plot twists and beautiful descriptions of the Australian landscape. Burman has created characters with real-life problems any reader can relate to and a storyline you won't want to put down.
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  • Paula Peckham, author
    5.0 out of 5 stars I've been waiting for the next installment in the story that started with Keepers!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
    We were introduced to Maggie and Arthur in the story of Raine and Teddy. I hoped then that author Cheryl Burman would tell us their story at some point. That time is here! Just as in Keepers and Walking In the Rain, the backdrop of the story is the gorgeously depicted landscape of Australia, told so vividly you'll think you were there. We learn what makes Arthur tick, with revealed details from his past explaining his insistence on saving enough money to purchase a home for Maggie and him. And we get a glimpse past the competent, self-sufficient woman's shell to peek at Maggie's insecurities. Burman leaves it to the end, dangling Maggie's decision in front of the reader. Lovely story, well worth reading.
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  • A Book Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
    Looks like I need to go read book 1 and book 2 in this series, since I enjoyed this one so much! It definitely can be read as a standalone. The characters are very relatable, and I enjoyed following along the story to see where they would end up.
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  • Lily Lawson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cheryl Burman doing what she does best - telling stories you can't put down.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2024
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    Love this book. Cheryl Burman has a talent for drawing you in and you can't let go till the end.

    Burman has created a cast of well drawn characters you feel you know. Readers of Keepers and Walking in the Rain have met some of them before. New readers will feel equally at home (and I think tempted to read the other two). The landscape is almost a character itself. She excels at description.

    Maggie and Arthur's history and well meaning friends tangle them up in knots and distance doesn't help. I kept telling them to talk to each other but they weren't listening of course. Life and friends have moved on over the five years since they got together and so have they in their own way. Both of them have other options which they are encouraged to pursue. In typical Burman style she keeps us hanging on till the last page to see if their future is together or apart.

    Cheryl Burman doing what she does best - telling stories you can't put down.
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