Book description
1918: German troops flood back from the Eastern Front for an all-out
assault in France, before the Americans can join the war. The
under-strength British retreat, and for the first time the real
possibility of defeat comes home to a shocked nation. At the front,
Bertie struggles to bring his battered battalion out safely, while at
home Jessie, secretly carrying his child, knows that sooner or later she
must face her family's censure. At Morland Place, Teddy braves local
opinion to bring German POWs to work on the land, little knowing how
close to home the consequences of his decision will strike. And the
terrible news arrives that Jack has been shot down. Men are falling,
each one the King of someone's heart. For the Morlands, only love, faith
and compassion will keep the family safe until the longed-for days of
peace . . . 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.
