ENGLAND 1944

Rachel has missed her husband Danny every day since the army swept him away to war. Last she heard, he was somewhere on the battlefields of Italy. So when she hears he is coming home at last, she is overjoyed. 

But the man who returns to her is nothing like the man who went away. As she finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage with a man she no longer even knows, Rachel begins to despair of reviving a love she once thought would never die.

 Then Captain Andrews comes to visit and awakens in Rachel a new hope for the future. But there is a tension between the two men that seems to stem from an earlier time. What happened in Italy to make Danny so hostile to a man he once trusted and admired? And why has Andrews come to visit him in the face of it?  

As all three strive to shake off the ghosts of the war, long held secrets come slowly to light. Amid the lies and regrets, can Rachel find the courage to be true to herself?

A heart-wrenching novel of love, loyalty, and sacrifice in a war-torn world, perfect for fans of Deborah Swift, Pam Jenoff and Kristin Harmel.