Janet Tanner

Independent spirits, the Halls are united by strong family values, divided by the conflicts of a community caught up in the changing patterns of industrial progress. Then the dark shadows of impending war fall upon this vivid family canvas, and the Halls are forced to reaffirm their most basic beliefs.

Did Sophia Langlois, wealthy and respected - really shoot her son that November night in 1972? Or was she protecting someone else when she claimed she did? Twenty years later her granddaughter Juliet is determined to learn the truth. Following the tangled leads she uncovers a story of love and passion, loyalty and betrayal which has its roots in beleaguered wartime Jersey, when the island was occupied by the Nazis.

Amy Hall wants to learn to drive but it is 1926 and her husband will not allow it. Amy takes the law into her own hands and borrows a lorry but the escapade has far-reaching effects on her marriage and the town.