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Jessica Blair grew up in Middlesbrough, trained as a teacher and now lives in Ampleforth. She became a full-time writer in 1977 and has written more than 50 books under various pseudonyms. www.jessicablair.co.ukFrench-born Marie Gabin forms a friendship with Veronica Attwood in their final two years at school, but this is tested when Marie is forced to disclose a secret to her friend. In the shadow of this revelation, the girls grow up on a country estate in North Yorkshire. The First World War takes its toll when Marie loses the man she loves and Veronica's husband suffers injuries which eventually leave her a widow, but she finds consolation in her love for the land. Returning to France, Marie marries her childhood sweetheart, but once again life brings involvement in war for the two friends.
Loving their Yorkshire land, Veronica and her daughters enlist in the Land Army. When a bomber squadron arrives on a newly constructed airfield on part of the estate, relationships are formed. Elise joins the RAF and is recruited into the SOE. But secrets will out. On a mission to France, Elise faces dangers she did not expect as she searches for Marie and the truth - a truth that will have an outcome she never envisaged.
The best of friends . . .
The close friendship that French-born Marie Gabin forms with Veronica Attwood is put to the test when Marie is forced to disclose a shocking, life-changing secret.
Torn apart by war . . .
Then the First World War turns their lives upside down; for the two friends it means losing the men they love. Marie leaves Yorkshire and returns to France, while Veronica finds comfort in her passion for the land.
Can the bonds that unite them survive?
But a second war brings many changes. Veronica enlists in the Land Army and her daughter Elise joins the RAF and is recruited into SOE. On a mission to France, Elise faces dangers she could never have expected as she searches for Marie and finally discovers the truth . . .