Synopses & Reviews
Sunday Times bestselling author Anne Baker returns with another compelling saga of family secrets, heartache, and happy endings.
Synopsis
With the scars of World War I still fresh, the Dransfield family face further challenges...
When Steven Dransfield loses his fortune in the Depression, his wife Leonie is forced to save the family from ruin. But Steve resents the success of her dressmaking business and, trapped in a loveless marriage, Leonie is drawn into the arms of another man.
Just as their children, Milo and June, begin to spread their wings, Leonie finds herself pregnant, but her duty lies with her family and when Amy is born she unites them all. Then with the outbreak of World War II and danger looming in Liverpool, Amy is evacuated to Wales, and, as the bombs start to drop, lives are lost and hearts are broken and the Dransfields must learn to support one another through the heartache that lies ahead...
About the Author
Anne Baker trained as a nurse in England, but also lived in Libya and Nigeria before returning to her native Birkenhead, where she worked as a Health Visitor.