A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter.

War, tragedy and a shameful secret...

When Molly Mason’s father dies in a pit accident, she is left penniless and alone.

She finds work in a local factory, and cheap lodgings. However, when Molly rejects her new landlord’s advances, his revenge is swift: she finds herself accused of theft and thrown in prison.

As the prospect of war grows ever close, Molly finds herself fighting a more personal battle, trying to find anyone willing to overlook her scandalous past…