Emma charters a ride to Australia with a promise of marriage to a man she has never met. She discovers instead the harsh reality of Newcastle in the 1800s. Here Tobias learns the rations, the regulations, and the reprisal, thought he longs for redemption and hope. Neither Emma nor Tobias bargain on the repercussions.
A delightfully rare Historical Novel. 85% a biography of a spy, musician, mother and her neice trapped behind German lines in World War I. This background led to a diplomatic post in World War II. Aged 92, Vera disclosed her past life one year before
Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal.
