Book description
1919. As the euphoria of the Armistice fades, the nation counts the
cost: millions dead or disabled, unemployment, strikes and shortages. As
prices and taxes rise, it becomes harder to remember what the war was
for. Teddy tries to recreate balance but then a trip to France to see
the place where Ned fell has unforeseen consequences; Polly, grieving
for Erich Kuppel, persuades her father to send her to New York. Despite
Prohibtion, the great city, pulsing with life, promises her a fresh
start; Jessie and Bertie, detained in London by Bertie's job, long to
start their new life together; Jack becomes a pioneer of civil aviation,
but when the company fails he's faced with unemployment, with a growing
family to support. The generation that saw things no man should see must
find relief from their own memories. A new world is struggling to be
born out of the ashes; but as long as the music lasts, they will keep on
dancing. Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is a past winner of the Romantic
Novelists Award, and also the creator of the increasingly popular series
of crime novels featuring Inspector Bill Slider.
