'Love, love, love this book! Josa Young has taken the art of characterisation to a new level of excellence. I found myself enthralled by the experiences of the main characters Sarah, Melissa, Damson and Mellita. I would not hesitate to recommend this book as a fantastic read for anyone looking to be transported by the power of the written word. Praise for Josa Young all the way!' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY

What happens when two fractured families collide in the dynamic social landscape of the last eighty years?

An accidental inheritance changes everything for an insecure young man.

The mysterious death of a new mother damages the precious continuity of family love.

And a gap-year student's misguided romance ends in life-changing disaster. Or does it?

SARAH
Is the courage she displays during WWII enough to carry her through a long life of love and loss?

MELISSA
Living in her own fairytale, will she find the strength she needs to survive reality?

DAMSON
Rejecting her background following an appalling ordeal, can this driven young woman ever find her way home?

MELLITA
Who is she really, and will she deliver the one precious gift that will heal all their wounds?

'Although the cast of characters is large, and the author has written the book in such a way that the reader identifies with all of them, Damson Hayes is the star of the show. It is with Damson that the book starts - as she suffers a hideous ordeal - and it is with her that we finish, and it is Damson's journey more than that of any other character that holds the novel together. I really don't want to give too much away, but her story is full of drama, pain, suffering, steadfastness and ultimately redemption.' HELEN WALTERS