Publisher's Synopsis
St Ives, 1943. At sixteen years old, Sonya gave up her illegitimate baby for adoption. Now, twenty-five years later, she is inspired by her work at the orphanage to discover what happened to her daughter. Reunited, they struggle to bond whilst braving the war together. Nurse Lily has returned to St Ives to finish training as a midwife. But when old flame Tristan is brought in wounded, she realises she must leave the past behind to care for him - perhaps then she'll realise her own dreams of motherhood. Working at Tristan's convalescent home, Mary longs for the romance she reads of in her novels. But her cold and disapproving mother is making that hard for her at every turn. In times of war, the Cornish Girls can rely on one another to make it through. But can they lean on the bonds of motherhood for support too?
