The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series! -Just the balm our souls need right now- Women-s WeeklySummer 1942. Despite grim reports on the wireless and rationing hitting hard, Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls from Marlow-s department store are determined to put out the bunting for a family party.But Beryl-s husband Les returns from North Africa a changed man, and Gladys worries for her own fianc- safety. The store is losing staff to the war effort and Lily-s young man, Jim, is torn over where his duty lies.Then comes the knock on the door that everyone dreads. Lily-s family, always the heart of her world, is rocked to the core. The small Midlands town - and Lily-s beloved Marlow-s - must face their greatest challenge yet.