When We Were Young

<p>Spanning four generations and an infinite range of human emotions <i>When We Were Young</i> is the story of the Mitchell family beginning in England at the outbreak of World War II and chronicling the triumphs and tragedies of those tumultuous times. Most of all it is the story of Jim Mitchell a young ambitious English boy hardened by his wartime experience. Eager to grasp life's opportunities he embarks on an adventure peopled by a rich cast of characters he meets along the way.</p> ��� The raven-haired charismatic Maggie Bernadette O'Toole rebellious daughter of his father's sister and her Irish immigrant husband;��� James Thompson marine engineer extraordinaire friend world traveler and mentor.��� Nikolai Concalves Cavalantis an older Brazilian playboy who was heir to one of the world's leading hotel corporations and his young olive-skinned wife the beautiful Maria;��� Lydia Louise Henning a brilliant academic who served in the SAS during World War II and was captured by the German Gestapo and brutally tortured leaving her with a fear of men;��� Jim Mitchell his grandfather a farmer lay preacher and mentor in his forma