The new book from this well-loved authorJilly Turners consolation through a difficult wartime childhood is Alec, an evacuee from London. But when Alec is orphaned and sent to Australia, Jilly ends up pregnant at seventeen, with no choice but to give up the baby she loves so much. But does Alec, returned from Australia, hold the key to Jillys future happiness? And will she ever stop grieving for the son she gave away?