Love and heartbreak birth and death joy amid hardship are all here in the gripping fifth novel about the people of Mulberry Lane during World War Two. The war is nearly over - or is it? The women of Mulberry Lane anxiously wait for news. Peggy doesn't know if she'll ever again see Able the American father of her twins while a very odd letter from estranged husband Laurie threatens to set the cat among the pigeons. Rose can't stop loving Jimmy while Tom can't stop loving her. Will Gordon ever again be the man he once was? Can he be a proper husband to Maureen and if he can't what will become of their marriage? The men women and children of Mulberry Lane fight on with indomitable spirit as the endgame of the Second World War enters its most deadly phase.