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Penelope Wain believes that her lover, Neil Macrae, has been killed while serving overseas under her father. That he died apparently in disgrace does not alter her love for him, even though her father is insistent on his guilt. What neither Penelope or her father knows is that Neil is not dead, but has returned to Halifax to clear his name.
Hugh MacLennans first novel is a compelling romance set against the horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917.
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It is 1917, and the nightmare of World War One is dragging on through yet another winter. As far as Penelope Wain knows, her lover, Neil Macrae, is already dead-killed in action while serving over- seas under her father. That he died apparently in disgrace does not alter her love for him, even though her father is one of the most insistent believers in his guilt. But what neither Penelope not her father knows is that Neil Macrae is not dead, but has returned to Halifax to clear his name.