Kate Channer thought married life was going to be a grand adventure. But when Luke must go off to war before the echoes of their vows have ended, she’s left behind, desperate to do something to make a difference and help bring him home.
Yet life in Devon and London spent as lady's maid to her half-sister, Naomi, brings battles of its own. Facing hardship and heartbreak they never imagined, Kate and Naomi must now find the strength to keep the home fires burning through the long uncertain months of a wife’s war.
Rosie spent her childhood with her nose in a book or writing stories and plays, enlisting the neighbours’ children to perform them to anyone who would watch. Research into her ancestry and a growing fascination for rural life in the nineteenth century shapes her stories. She now resides with her husband in North Devon where she enjoys the area’s natural history, exploring the dramatic scenery, and keeping busy on her allotment.