The new book in the popular Harvey series - It is 1948, and the village of Hennaford is struggling to recover from the war. Johnny Harvey is disillusioned; injured in the war and disturbed at the changing society; life seems to be passing him by. Meanwhile, sixteen-year-old Tess Viant, crippled with polio and abandoned by her family, is befriended by Jill Harvey. Jill is delighted to be pregnant after four years of marriage to Tom, but when complications arise, it's Tess who has to help Jill . . .