Neil Topping

Seasons of Love: Winter Neil Topping

"Winter is the fourth and final volume in the series entitled "Seasons of Love". The first three volumes described the relationship between Mary Shaw and Paul Weber, a German POW, their son Michael and their lives after Paul returned to Germany. "Autumn" ended in 1980 as Paul left Europe to begin a new phase of his career in America. "Winter" takes the story of Paul and Mary through to the end of the century. It describes his time in America and his return to Germany. It covers the years of "Thatcherism" followed by recession in the UK and the fall of the Berlin Wall and its consequences for Germany. "Winter" continues to follow the lives of the various members of the Rice and Weber families. One question remains. After 50 years, will Paul and Mary achieve fulfilment in their relationship?