After the loss of war, can there be hope for the future?

Manchester, 1922.

Belinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, with the death of her beloved fiance, Ben. After four years of mourning, she's ready to face the future, even though Ben's family is not happy to see her move on, and her own only cares about getting hold of her meagre factory wages.

Then, Belinda joins a secretarial class and a whole new world opens up to her as she quickly finds herself drawn to beguiling bookshop owner Richard Carson. But after all the loss and devastation she has experienced, can she really trust him with her heart?

The first in a quartet of sagas set during the early 1920s, following three Surplus Girls - those women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, after the deaths of millions of young men, and the new lives they forged for themselves.

About the Author
Polly Heron has worked as a librarian specialising in work with schools and children, an infant teacher, a carer and a cook. She lives in Llandudno in North Wales with her husband and two rescue cats, but her writing is inspired by her Mancunian roots. She enjoys reading, gardening, needlework and cooking and she loves living by the sea.

Reviews
A promising start to a new saga set in the years between the wars... An enjoyable read full of good friends and bad characters. * People's Friend *
A real page-turner that will tug on your heart strings * Anna Jacobs *
Pleasant and engaging * NB Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781786499677
Author Polly Heron
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Corvus
Publisher Atlantic Books
Weight(grams) 267g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm