Book description
1940. German bombers target Coventry nightly, but pregnant young mother
Lizza King is reluctant to leave the city and her husband Roland. Only
after her daughter is killed in a raid does Lizza leave for south
Durham. While Priorton is safer from enemy attack, it is not without
drama. Lizza's sister is still recovering from being raped. Her nephew
dreams of heroic deeds, while toying with Josie's affections. Josie is
growing up herself, working in the munitions factory by day and dancing
the nights away. And Lizza, awaiting the birth of her baby while her
husband is increasingly distant, is irresistibly drawn to the Polish
refugee and artist, Krystoff, who alone understands her. Wendy
Robertson grew up in the North of England, one of four children whose
widowed mother, an ex-nurse, worked in a factory. Wendy has worked as a
teacher and lecturer, gaining a Masters whilst also writing short
stories, articles, a column in the Northern Echo and novels for young
adults. At present, she is Writer In Residence at Long Newton Prison.
