1916
At the onset of war, Nurse Pru le Cuirot left her home in Jersey to care for injured soldiers at Ashbury Manor, Dorset. She wanted to do her bit but she never expected to meet American pilot, Jack Garland, so unlike any man she has ever met.
When Jack is sent on a dangerous mission and vanishes, Pru is forced to make an agonising decision… one that will haunt them both forever.
1940
Another lifetime, but another war and Pru’s daughter Emma comes to Ashbury Manor. As Jersey falls to the Germans, Emma is fearful for her mother back home. And when she meets the mysterious beekeeper who lives in the grounds of the manor she finds herself caught up in a web of lies. As past and present collide, will the secrets of her mother’s life finally be resolved?
Readers LOVE :The Beekeeper’s War
impossible to convey how much I enjoyed this book‘It’s almost …beautifully written’ Bev
I am writing this review in hopes that others will find the story as touching and wonderful as I did‘…I still can't stop thinking about everything that happened’ Trudy
One of the best World War I novels I've read‘Incredible.… a wonderful novel worth your time’ Debbie
read this book in one day‘I as I was enthralled with it…an endearing story of life back in the war years’ Sue
the tears were streaming down my face‘Realistic characters…by the end’ Patricia
A favorite author‘because her characters and settings seem very real and personal… She has the rare quality of giving a depth of details that makes her readers feel at home with the places and people’ Jane W
Its appeal lies in the storytelling‘Great for a weekend read… itself: the horrors of the war, dangerous circumstances and sacrifices, weak and strong people who either caved in and betrayed others or rose to all challenges feel authentic and real’ Sally
a balance of heartbreak and heartwarming‘Gently paced with vivid characterisation and ’ Jane
Two women Two wars A secret that threatens to tear them apart