The new tale of female camaraderie and bravery from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon - available to pre-order now!

When one woman's attempt to help the war effort from her sleepy Devon village is thwarted, she is determined to fight back!

September 1940: When Isabel Thaxley becomes homeless and heartbroken following a London air raid, she calls on her old friend Julia Nance for help. Julia runs a guesthouse in faraway Slipscombe, Devon, and Isabel hopes that sleepy village life is exactly what she needs to start again.

But when she tries to join the local Defence Volunteers, she finds that they do not accept women . . .

Determined to do her bit from her new rural surroundings, Isabel sets up her own organisation. But with opposition on all sides, can she unite these isolated women against the common enemy?

Rosie Meddon lives in Devon, where her novels are set. Inspired by the history around her, her novels follow two generations of women through times of war.


When not writing, Rosie will either be on her allotment or else exploring the West Country, where she is always on the lookout for inspiration for further novels.