A lane in Sussex and a chance meeting involving a girl from south London and a German prisoner of war. So begins the relationship between Mary Shaw from Peckham and Paul Weber from Nuremburg, a relationship that will impact on all those around them. After a lifetime in the construction industry this is Neil Topping's first novel. It was written after detailed research and the enthusiastic support from many diverse organisations. The lives of the central characters and those close to them is described in detail and how they meet the challenge of personal, national and international events. The...

"Summer" is the second volume in the four book series entitled "Seasons of Love".
"Spring" described the meeting between Mary Shaw and Paul Weber, a German prisoner of war and their relationship. It followed their lives after Paul had returned to Nuremberg, Marys pregnancy with their child and their subsequent marriages to Frank and Helene. On a business trip to London in 1952 Paul discovers Marys new address and establishes that she has married. "Spring" ended with Paul facing a dilemma. Should he contact Mary and, if so, how and when?

"Summer" continues from the early fifties. Mary and...

"Autumn" is the third volume in the four book series entitled "Seasons of Love".

"Spring" and "Summer" described the relationship between Mary Shaw and Paul Weber, a German POW and their lives after Paul had returned home leaving Mary pregnant with their child. The story continued through the fifties and sixties and their subsequent marriages to Frank and Helene and the birth of Michael, Petra and Dieter. The sixties brought about the tension filled meeting between the Rice and Weber families. "Summer" ended as Paul came to London to celebrate Michaels 21st birthday and visited Mary and...

"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...