WheN A COUNTRY IS AT WAR, COMPASSION IS DEADLY

When Lukas Schiller’s Messerschmidt explodes on the bleak North Wessex Downs, he prays the enemy will think he’s been blown to pieces with his plane. He must get back to his base in Coquelles to continue the fight against the British, but how will he make it to the coast with a dislocated shoulder?

Millie Sanger, a lonely young widow running an isolated farm up on the Downs is forced to visit the dark barn where her husband hanged himself the previous summer. In the freezing darkness, she thinks she’s found a restless spirit. Instead she finds a German service revolver pointing at her head.

In that moment, both will make a decision that changes their lives forever.

“I was pulled in from the opening sentence and didn’t come up for air until the concluding paragraph.” (StacyisReading blog)

“Oh, what a great book! I just did not want to put it down. Snow lies deep and a German plane crashes. Millie helps the pilot Lukas and we have an exciting start to a brilliantly written book that spans the Second World War. Enjoy!” (Julie Friar)

“I love this author’s writing style. There is one passage I read over and over again. I read this on my Kindle as a library loan. When my loan ran out I purchased it. The only time I have done this. I was given a free trial of Audible and I downloaded it on Audible. This book touched my heart.” (American reader, Red)