Her first duty was to her family. The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Mother's Trust.
 
Despite her privileged upbringing Daisy Lennox has always longed to make something of her life. She is drawn to the suffragette movement, but when her father faces ruin they are forced to move to the country and Daisy's first duty is to her family.
 
Here she becomes engaged to her childhood friend -- a union both families have dreamed of. But on the eve of their wedding war is declared and life is never the same again.

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"A must-read for lovers of Dilly Court's books -- she describes what's happening so vividly you can feel and smell what she writes and draws you into the everyday life of her characters." --Bournemouth Echo 

"There's a depth to her characters, and the locations are vividly drawn." --Choice 

"Marvellous new saga to delight Ms Court's growing legion of fans who will love her feisty independent heroine... Her quest is packed with incident and emotion." --Peterborough Evening Telegraph 

"Drawing on a broad canvas, Court creates believable characters, all class and moral standing. This is a bodice ripper with a twist." --Nottingham Evening Post

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DILLY COURT grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children and four grandchildren, and now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband and a large, yellow Labrador called Archie. She is the author of fifteen novels and also writes under the name of Lily Baxter.

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