The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series Spring 1944. As the Allied forces push closer to longed-for victory, Lily Collins yearns to join up and do her bit.
But her best friend Gladys faces having her first baby alone, with her beloved Bill back with the Navy. And their other great friend, Beryl, is run off her feet building her bridal-hire business amid the bomb damage.
Yet for Lily, no amount of helping with a new batch of evacuees matches up to the lure of the ATS. And while wedding bells are ringing for others at Marlows Department Store, where the girls met, will they be heard for Lily and her young man, Jim - or does fate have another twist in store?
Lily, Beryl and Gladys must once again face the challenges of war to claim the happiness they all deserve.
Acclaim for Joanna Toye
'Warm and wonderfully page-turning' Annie Groves
'Family drama, community spirit and love... a] warm, compassionate read' People's Friend