Publisher's Synopsis
When her hero, Matt, joins the army in 1939, Maggie disentangles herself from her clinging mother in order to do her bit for the war effort by becoming a nurse. Her new-found skills give her fresh confidence. The next time Matt encounters her he will see a very different girl.Maggie has been in love with the handsome and successful Matthew Ward since she was sixteen, the trouble is he sees her as the girl-next-door, just one of his friends. When war breaks out in 1939 Matthew leaves home and joins the army. Maggie disentangles herself from her clinging mother and decides to train as a nurse. And so by chance she discovers her vocation and her confidence grows. She looks forward to Matthew returning and seeing the change. But when he does Matthew brings his own bombshell - a wife. But the times are unpredictable and Matt and Maggie's story is far from over. . .
