In Nuneaton in 1922, Annie has at last made a life for herself after a hard childhood in the workhouse, a family she never knew, and the horrors of the First World War battlefields.
A thriving business, the love of her adopted family, and her kind, generous fiancé, Monty, seem to promise a secure future.
Even so, questions from her past linger, as does the memory of Alex Gordon, the only man she has ever truly loved.
When long-buried secrets come to light and the world she has built begins to fall apart, Annie goes to London alone, set on turning her talent into a flourishing new dress shop.
Alex’s return leaves her torn between the safety she has earned and the love she has never forgotten.
