HarperCollins Publishers Heartache for the Shop Girls

The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series! Just the balm our souls need right now Womens Weekly Summer 1942. Despite grim reports on the wireless and rationing hitting hard, Lily Collins and her fellow shop girls from Marlows department store are determined to put out the bunting for a family party. But Beryls husband Les returns from North Africa a changed man, and Gladys worries for her own fiancés safety. The store is losing staff to the war effort and Lilys young man, Jim, is torn over where his duty lies. Then comes the knock on the door that everyone dreads. Lilys family, always the heart of her world, is rocked to the core. The small Midlands town and Lilys beloved Marlows must face their greatest challenge yet.