Publisher's Synopsis
Growing up in Jericho Street, Tyneside, Jo Elliot has always enjoyed a special friendship with Mark, her brother's best friend. When Mark joins the merchant navy, Jo finds herself seduced by Gordon, Mark's ruggedly masculine older brother. It is a secret and short-lived affair, and when Mark returns, his affection for her turns to passion. Then something comes to light that shatters Jo's hopes for the future and ultimately destroys her wonderful relationship with Mark. As war breaks out in the Falklands, Jo realises that the tragic secrets of the past must not be allowed to affect the future.