1940s. War alters lives, and for three women from different walks of life, the choices they make will change everything forever. The novel explores how by following your heart, there is always a price to pay.

Laila is beautiful and kind and clever - traits that will get her into trouble. Make people dislike her, and when she starts hanging around with an English boy, Ray Ray, she brings shame on her family and needs to be taught a lesson. But Laila and Ray Ray are in love and don't heed the warnings. There are dangerous men in the world, men who are alw

When WWII is declared, Sally, Grace and twins Daisy and Rose are desperate to do their bit for the war effort. Their hometown of Dartford in Kent will be in the frontline of Britain's defences against the Germans and the girls will need to draw on all of their resources if they are to hold their own. As the war deepens, each of the girls will face

Set in the market town of Everham in Hampshire, from the late autumn of 1962 to summer 1963, four interweaving stories overlap as time progresses. Tensions betweem the characters give rise to to open conflicts which erupt in scandals that echo the Profumo affair which has shocked the nation.