With no end in sight to the Second World War, Joan Harvey says yes when the man she loves, Matt Pearson, asks her to marry him. Discovering she is pregnant and knowing that it's only a matter of time before Matt has to return to the fight, a rushed marriage is her only option. Missing out on the wedding she has always wanted, making do without a honeymoon, Joan then has to cope with the pregnancy on her own. And the cruel fates of war are far from finished with Joan: as her baby is born, a bomb plunges the hospital into darkness, before Joan has even seen her son.
The war ends, Matt returns and finally life is good. Joan has a husband she loves, and who loves her, a safe secure life and a happy family. But then a call from a solicitor threatens to shatter all her hard fought happiness. His astonishing news, dating back to the day her son was born, is set to change Joan's life forever…
Praise for Elizabeth Waite
- 'Marvellous storytelling from the best' - Martina Cole
- 'A natural with a great sense of place' - Beryl Kingston
Hardback
Published 16/11/2000