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Random Harvest
Hardcover
Publisher: Bibliotech Press
Published: Jul 15 2025
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Random Harvest is a novel by British author James Hilton, first published in 1941. It's a poignant and romantic story that blends elements of amnesia, love, and destiny, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England.
The novel follows Charles Rainier, a wealthy industrialist who, as a young soldier in World War I, suffers shell shock and loses his memory. After the war, he wanders away from a mental hospital and is taken in by a kind-hearted music hall performer named Paula. Under the name Smith, he starts a new life with her in a small English village, and the two fall deeply in love.
However, after a sudden accident, Charles regains his original memories but forgets his life with Paula. He returns to his wealthy family and resumes his former identity, unaware of his past with her. Years later, as a successful businessman, he feels an inexplicable emptiness until fate brings him back to Paula-though neither initially recognizes the other.
Hilton, also famous for Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Lost Horizon, crafts a moving tale of second chances and rediscovery. Random Harvest remains beloved for its emotional depth, unexpected twists, and the haunting question: Can love survive when memory fails?
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