As the Second World War enters its final year, Ruth Bentley feels life has dealt her more than her fair share of blows. For the second time she has lost her home and all she possesses in a bomb attack on Rotherhithe, and with her husband Alan away fighting, her two daughters evacuated to Wales, and her mother killed and father seriously injured in the attack, Ruth is left to face the devastation alone.

But Ruth finds comfort in the camaraderie of the Civil Defence office where she is a volunteer and in the strong friendship she's formed with Lucy, a clippie on the buses, who offers Ruth a home when her own is destroyed. But as victory approaches and families everywhere attempt to return to normality, Ruth discovers that the legacy of war is more powerful than even she had imagined...

'Written with flair and assurance'
Historical Novels Review

'An inspiring tale full of surprises, intrigue and suspense'
Newcastle Evening Gazette

(Paperback, ISBN: 0747264503, £6.99)