As war fades, they must rebuild their lives. From the bestselling author of Miss Appleby’s Academy comes a gritty family saga, perfect for fans of Catherine King and Nadine Dorries.
Returning to his home town from the Great War, Allan Jamieson is hailed as a hero. But inside he is a changed man, so affected by his experiences at the Front that he withdraws from his wife Kaye and their young son. Allan soon resumes his civilian career as a respected barrister, and takes on the defence of a beautiful young woman accused of killing her war-wounded husband. Alienated from his wife, it is not long before Allan and the woman have become recklessly involved. As war casts its long shadow over everyone’s lives, the townspeople must learn to start again.
Returning to his home town from the Great War, Allan Jamieson is hailed as a hero. But inside he is a changed man, so affected by his experiences at the Front that he withdraws from his wife Kaye and their young son. Allan soon resumes his civilian career as a respected barrister, and takes on the defence of a beautiful young woman accused of killing her war-wounded husband. Alienated from his wife, it is not long before Allan and the woman have become recklessly involved. As war casts its long shadow over everyone’s lives, the townspeople must learn to start again.
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Original and evocative - a born storyteller
Elizabeth Gill writes with a masterful grasp of conflicts and passions hidden among men and women of the wild North Country