Publisher's Synopsis
A heart-rending saga of the north-east Abigail Vickers is over the moon. She's laboured hard to escape the factory where she's worked since leaving school and now, with a good office job, she's fallen in love with James Benson who feels just the same way. But life for Abby is a constant struggle against her selfish and bitter mother, Nora, who is jealous of Abby's beauty and success. When war breaks out, all their lives change forever. In the furore of patriotism that follows, James signs up and Abby swears to wait for him, joining the land army to do her bit. But when Abby's father is involved in a dreadful accident, a terrible secret that Nora has been carrying for years is revealed, tearing the family apart. After receiving heartbreaking news of James, Abby begins to wonder if she will ever find happiness. Only time will tell if there are better days ahead...
