Summer 1942. Despite grim reports on the wireless and rationing hitting hard, Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls from Marlowâs department store are determined to put out the bunting for a family party.
But Berylâs husband Les returns from North Africa a changed man, and Gladys worries for her own fiancĂŠâs safety. The store is losing staff to the war effort and Lilyâs young man, Jim, is torn over where his duty lies.
Then comes the knock on the door that everyone dreads. Lilyâs family, always the heart of her world, is rocked to the core. The small Midlands town â and Lilyâs beloved Marlowâs â must face their greatest challenge yet.
The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series!âJust the balm our souls need right nowâWomenâs Weekly