**Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Saga Award 2022!**
The first book in Emma Hornby''s page-turning Worktown Girls at War series, from the bestselling author of A Shilling for a Wife
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Bolton, Lancashire: 1940
A family torn apart by war, held together by a secret . . .
Janie and her husband James have a strong, loving marriage. A move from an inner-city slum to a peaceful new estate outside of Bolton should have been a fresh start for them and their three children. But when war is declared and James announces he has signed up, Janie fears it''s the beginning of the end.
Waving goodbye to their menfolk is a sacrifice that families are making all over the country and Janie does her best to make do, forging friendships in her new community.
But when James comes home on leave a traumatised and desperate man, then goes AWOL, Janie''s heart goes out to him. Determined to
