After a London pub brawl, in which her beloved father is injured, thirteen-year-old Sally Stangate & her family must flee to begin a new life in the Essex village where he was born. But when they arrive, Sally has an uncanny feeling that her future in Wyford will be ill-starred. Her premonition proves to be well-founded; six years later, just after the outbreak of World War I, an old family secret destroys her hopes of marriage to Tim, the man she loves, & estranges her from her family. Determined to put the past behind her, Sally goes to work in her Aunt Becca's antiques shop. When she falls in love with a young shipwright, Sam Bridges, she believes the chance of happiness is hers once more
- but Sam's mother opposes the match & Sally is forced to watch her lover go off to war at the very moment when she needs him most. After a London pub brawl, in which her beloved father is injured, thirteen-year-old Sally Stangate & her family must flee to begin a new life in the Essex village where he was born. But when they arrive, Sally has an uncanny feeling that her future in Wyford will be ill-starred. Her premonition proves to be well-founded; six years later, just after the outbreak of World War I, an old family secret destroys her hopes of marriage to Tim, the man she loves, & estranges her from her family. Determined to put the past behind her, Sally goes to work in her Aunt Becca's antiques shop. When she falls in love with a young shipwright, Sam Bridges, she believes the chance of happiness is hers once more
- but Sam's mother opposes the match & Sally is forced to watch her lover go off to war at the very moment when she needs him most. 17.6 x 11 x 2.7 cm, pages 409

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• ISBN: 9781780331850
• Author: John Lutz
• Publisher: C & R Crime
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 480
• Dimensions: 19 x 12cm









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