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|title=Jasmine Nights

|author=Julia Gregson

|reviewer=Susmita Chatto

|publisher=Orion

|date=January 2013

|website=http://www.juliagregson.net/

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|summary=Singer Saba and fighter pilot Dom battle with their attraction to each other as their involvement with World War Two affects them more deeply than they could have imagined.

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The temptingly titled Jasmine Nights starts promisingly. Saba, a talented singer whose gift to the war is entertaining the troops, comes from an unhappy family background, and one that has little patience for the opportunities for women brought about by war. Dom, a fighter pilot who has sustained injuries, is feeling displaced - the war has changed his world forever.

Saba is a little naïve however; although she does come from a small town, I did feel that she would be a little more careful about trusting people, especially as it is 1942 and I would have thought certain ways of thinking would be entrenched after three years war. Dom is more of a realistic character, but both he and Saba are likeable characters you can root for – and believe in. Overall, a good read for anyone who enjoys a romance and the complexity of war time tales.

{{toptentext|list=Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2013}}

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