Catherine Law

1936: When Aster turns 21, she receives a letter that will turn her world upside down. With the comfort of her mother's treasured flower book, she travels to London to unearth the secrets of her childhood..

Evacuated to Cornwall during the Second World War, Rose falls in love with a young Czech soldier, stationed at the local US army base. Both of them are trying to forget that Rose is already engaged, so they flee to Prague, only to face a greater danger.

Nell and Sylvie grow up quickly during the early days of rationing, blackouts and the arrival of RAF planes in the skies over the Chilterns. When the machinations of war changes the course of their lives, with devastating consequences, the only place Nell can find solace is inside the walled garden that her father tended so lovingly.