Celia Imrie

One of our best-loved actresses, Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. Now she has become one of our finest and funniest performers, on stage, TV and screen. In her hugely entertaining autobiography she recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage and off.

In this poignant parallel story to 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' (10174), Queenie Hennessy makes a journey of her own, a journey that is even bigger than Harold’s; one word after another, she promises to confess long-buried truths... and the devastating secret she has kept from Harold for all these years.

London, 1944. The air raid sirens are blaring, bombers are hovering. The war with Germany has been raging for four years and there’s no sign of peace coming.

Dot Gallagher is newly arrived from Liverpool and working as a nurse. During an air strike, she encounters an enthralling group of American GIs who tell her all about Rainbow Corner, a social club for US troops in Piccadilly – it’s a wartime oasis where they can forget their fears, fall in and out of love and dance the nights away.

It’s here that Dot finds a new best friend in Lilly. And together, against the stark realities of war, they must learn to face their fears, uncover secrets and discover the true meaning of love.

Nice, France, 1911. After three years of marriage, young seamstress Marcela Caretto has finally had enough. Her husband, Michael, an ambitious tailor, has become cruel and controlling and she determines to get a divorce. But while awaiting the judges' decision on the custody of their two small boys, Michael receives news that changes everything.

Meanwhile fun-loving New York socialite Margaret Hays is touring Europe with some friends. Restless, she resolves to head home aboard the most celebrated steamer in the world - RMS Titanic.

As the ship sets sail for America, carrying two infants bearing false names, the paths of Marcela, Michael and Margaret cross - and nothing will ever be the same again.