The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey.

Alice Lake and her friend Edith have had everything thrown at them in their first year as district nurses in Londons East End. From babies born out of wedlock to battered wives, theyve had plenty to keep them occupied.

As rationing takes hold and Hitlers bombers train their sights on London, there is no escaping the reality of being at war. Edith is trying to battle on bravely while bearing her own heartache but theres no escaping the new terror of the bombing raids. The girls find themselves caught up in the terrible aftermath, their nursing skills desperately needed by the shaken locals on their rounds.

With the men away fighting for King and country, its up to the nurses to keep up the Spirit of the Blitz, and everyone is counting on them