A gripping wartime saga perfect for fans of Katie Flynn

In his absence, she will find her strength.After a childhood in poverty and leaving school to work at the age of thirteen, life is beginning to look up for Brenda Wilson. Freshly married to her handsome soldier husband, she finds her true vocation in hairdressing.However, Brenda is forced to give up her dreams of owning her own salon as Harry is called into service, leaving her to bring up their daughter all by herself…A warm-hearted and gripping saga, from the author of The Factory Girl and A Girl in Wartime