Can joy be found, even in the sorrows of war?
May 1943. The tide of war has turned at last, with an Allied victory looking increasingly certain, but all is not well for the residents of Silverdale.
Unusually journalist Bobby Bancroft is struggling to find enjoyment in her work at the rural Dales magazine, The Tyke, weighed down by family problems and a contemplating a future with husband Charlie which might never see them blessed with their own bundle of joy. Not only that, but the Charlie that has returned to her is far from the man she fell in love with ... now she must face the challenge of living with a man mentally and phsyically scarred by war.
Her sister Lilian, meanwhile, is trapped in a loveless marriage with Tony Scott but is battling an attraction to Captain George Parry, recently moved to Silverdale after his discharge from the Army.
Then, on the day of Italy’s surrender, Bobby discovers that in spite of her doctor’s pronouncement that it could never happen, she is expecting a baby.
Can her little wartime miracle heal both Bobby and Charlie, and repair the rift between them? Will the end of war bring joy to the country as well as Bobby and Charlie?
- ISBN13 9781804369678
- Publish Date 16 October 2025
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Canelo
- Imprint Canelo Hera
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Language English