Will a wartime Christmas bring them heartache or joy? A moving tale of secrets, sacrifice and second chances It’s 1943, and the sisters and cousins of Victory Walk are keeping the home fires burning as war rages on. Beneath their own rooftops, secrets are simmering … Daisy juggles long days as a Land Girl — separated from fiancé Freddy, will temptation bloom in unexpected places? Faith, determined to live for herself, soon learns that pride comes before a fall, while her sister Joy discovers that her dream hides heartbreak, danger and desire. With a wedding in the air, secrets are revealed, and hearts are tested. But will it be a season of heartbreak, or happiness?
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Annie Groves
EAN: 9780008754914
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 368
WEIGHT: 270 g
HEIGHT: 198 mm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-11-19
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GENRE: FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Romance / Clean & Wholesome, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings
WIDTH: 129 mm
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Book Themes:
London, Greater London, Second World War fiction, Romance in uniform, Family life fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Annie Groves was originally created by the much-loved writer Penny Halsall, who died in 2011. The stories drew on her own family’s history, picked up from listening to her grandmother’s stories when she was a child. Linda Finlay is the author of many historical novels, and she has always loved crafting stories about brave women who have broken the mould. She is delighted to continue the Annie Groves legacy and to create new stories to inspire the next generation of heroines.