"A glowing story of friendship, growth, and a steadfast first love, as
teenage Maisie negotiates the forests of the heart and of World War II
Scotland with equal determination." --Elizabeth Wein, New York Times
bestselling author of Code Name Verity
A romantic historical YA novel featuring strong female characters from
the acclaimed author of Wait for Me.
It's 1942, and as the war rages in Europe, Maisie McCall is in the
Scottish Highlands swinging an axe for the Women's Timber Corps. Maisie
relishes her newfound independence working alongside other
lumberjacks--including the mysterious John Lindsay.
As Maisie and John work side by side felling trees together, Maisie
can't help but feel that their friendship has the spark of something
more to it. And yet every time she gets close to him, John pulls away.
It's not until Maisie rescues John from a terrible logging accident that
he begins to open up to her about the truth of his past, and the pain
he's been hiding.
Suddenly everything is more complicated than Maisie expected. And as she
helps John untangle his shattered history, she must decide if she's
willing to risk her heart to help heal his. But in a world devastated by
war, love might be the only thing left that can begin to heal what's
broken.