Discover a compelling story of loyalty, love and the strength of friendship in war-torn Britain, from the international bestselling author Lesley Pearse’Glorious, heartwarming’Woman & Home’Full of love, passion and heartbreak’Best___________Spring 1935.On London’s Hampstead Heath, two girls meet by chance: well-mannered and smartly dressed Verity and dishevelled and grubby Ruby.Somehow, the mismatched pair form an instant friendship strong enough to survive their parent’s disapproval.When war engulfs the country – sending Ruby to Devon while Verity struggles to find a new beginning under a shadow from her past – the girls are convinced they will always be there for each other.Until the day one breaks the other’s heart . . .Can Verity and Ruby find a way back to each other before it’s too late?___________’Yet another great Lesley Pearse novel’Woman’Epic romantic drama set in post-war London’Heat’A heart-warming and evocative tale that is a real delight to read’Sun’A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers’Daily Mail’Evocative, compelling, told from the heart’Sunday Express’Utterly riveting, brilliant’Closer