It’s August 1914 and the threat of war is weighing heavily on the people of Liverpool, but not on Sarah Hoxton. For Toby Percival, the dashing son of the owner of the factory where she and her mother work, has told her he loves her. Her mother is afraid they will both lose their jobs but Sarah is prepared to risk everything for Toby’s love.
Maurice Percival is furious when he discovers his son is involved with a factory girl and they become locked in a fierce battle. Fired with the fever of patriotism and determined to defy his father, Toby volunteers to fight in the trenches. Sarah is left facing what seem to be insurmountable obstacles but with the help of her friends, family and a strength she never knew she possessed she struggles on while the escalating tragedy of the Great War unfolds. It’s not until the fighting is over that she finds peace, and even then it’s not where she expected it.
My Rating 5/5 Loved This Book (Fiction/Saga)
About The Author
Anne Baker trained as a nurse at Birkenhead General Hospital, but after her marriage went to live first in Libya and then Nigeria. She eventually returned to her native Birkenhead where she worked as a Health Visitor for over ten years. She now lives with her husband in Merseyside.
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