The International bestselling author of Somewhere in France returns
with her sweeping second novel--a tale of class, love, and freedom--in
which a young woman must find her place in a world forever changed.
After four years as a military nurse, Charlotte Brown is ready to leave
behind the devastation of the Great War. The daughter of a vicar, she
has always been determined to dedicate her life to helping others.
Moving to busy Liverpool, she throws herself into her work with those
most in need, only tearing herself away for the lively dinners she
enjoys with the women at her boarding house.
Just as Charlotte begins to settle into her new circumstances, two
messages arrive that will change her life. One, from a radical young
newspaper editor, offers her a chance to speak out for those who cannot.
The other pulls her back to her past, and to a man she has tried, and
failed, to forget.
Edward Neville-Ashford, her former employer and the brother of
Charlotte's dearest friend, is now the new Earl of Cumberland--and a
shadow of the man he once was. Yet under his battle wounds and haunted
eyes Charlotte sees glimpses of the charming boy who long ago claimed
her foolish heart. She wants to help him, but dare she risk her future
for a man who can never be hers?
As Britain seethes with unrest and post-war euphoria flattens into
bitter disappointment, Charlotte must confront long-held insecurities to
find her true voice . . . and the courage to decide if the life she has
created is the one she truly wants.
