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It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her 18th birthday and said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart Jack, when she learns that her house has taken a direct hit during a tip and run raid. With both her parents dead and her home destroyed, a distraught Mary moves in with Jack s parents. But her father’s trunk is still intact amid the ruins, and Mary discovers a shocking secret amongst his diaries. Mary travels to Cliffehaven on the south coast in search of answers. Here she is billeted with Peggy Reilly s fearsome sister, Doris. When warm-hearted Peggy befriends Mary, she discovers the young woman s secret. But she begins to regret getting involved, for there can only be trouble ahead.
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