âAn engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of loveâSunday Times
âA truly wonderful novelâ Jill Mansell
âAn enticing slant on wartime lifeâ Mandy Robotham
âA beautiful and poignant love storyâ Jenny Quintana
From the author of , a mesmerising gothic novel which was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and the Historical Writersâ Association Debut Crown AwardâŚThe Lost Ones
May, 1945. When bells ring out for Victory in Europe, young wife and mother Gwen wonders if her world is about to change.
Six years ago, on their wedding night, her husband Jack promised he would leave for the war and never return.
But Jack is coming home, unable to keep the promise he so faithfully made, and full of hope that he may at last win a place in Gwenâs life and her heart.
As events of the past return to haunt them, threatening all they hold dear, Jack and Gwen find themselves facing their greatest battle yet.
To win, they will have to stand together and fight as one.
In this sweeping historical story with huge heart, Anita Frank weaves a glorious tale of love and loss, secrets and promises.
Praise for :The Return
Sunday TimesâAn engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of loveâ
Jill MansellâA truly wonderful novel, so beautifully written and with an engrossing plotâ
Mandy RobothamâDraws you in with a deeply held secret so that just when you think it should all be over, itâs really just beginning â an enticing slant on wartime lifeâ
Jenny QuintanaâSet during WWII, Anita Frank weaves a beautiful and poignant love story that tugged at my heartstringsâ
Carolyn KirbyâAn engrossing story of loss, betrayal and love on the farming home frontâ
Jenny AshcroftâBeautiful, atmospheric writing and masterful storytellingâ
Historical Novel Society, Editors' ChoiceâA more modern take on âFar from the Madding Crowd
Iona GreyâUtterly grippingâ
Caroline ScottâA love poem to a lost agricultural way of lifeâ
FĂona ScarlettâA beautiful tale of love, loss and survivalâ
Lancashire PostâA triumph of pacing and emotional powerâ
Gwenâs war is over, but her greatest battle is about to begin.