A Song at Twilight

It is 1943 and the quiet of Harrowbeer, in Devon, is disrupted by increased activity at the nearby airfield, built at the beginning of the War. Amongst the squadrons moving in are pilots from Britain, Canada and Poland. The airfield, with its noise and population, has a massive impact on the peaceful villages nearby - an impact that will affect some inhabitants for the rest of their lives.

Alison, married to a pilot and newly pregnant, soon makes friends with the locals, particularly with May, who finds herself caught up in the life of the RAF, watching and waiting as the pilots and crew carry out their dangerous missions.

Then, on the night when Alison's baby is born, her husband is reported missing and Alison and May find themselves facing a dilemma all too familiar to the wives and sweethearts of those who flew the Spitfires, Hurricanes and other aircraft to protect their country during this time of war.

Lilian Harry, also known as Donna Baker, grew up in Portsmouth. She was a child during WWII and remembers the air raid sirens, rushing to the shelter at the bottom of the garden, the searchlights criss-crossing the sky, the roar of exploding bombs and the barrage balloons floating above - all memories that lend her books such vivid atmosphere. She now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor with three ginger cats. She has a son, a daughter and two grandchildren and is a keen walker.

Previous Titles include:

The Bells of Burracombe (HB September 06);

A Stranger in Burracombe;

Three Little Ships;

A Farthing Will Do;

Dance Little Lady;

Under the Apple Tree;

A Promise to Keep;

Tuppence to Spend;

A Girl Called Thursday;

PS I Love You;

Kiss the Girls Goodbye;

Corner House Girls;

Wives & Sweethearts;

Love and Laughter;

Moonlight & Lovesongs;

Keep Smiling Through;

The Girls They Left Behind;

Goodbye Sweetheart.

It is 1943 and the quiet of Harrowbeer, in Devon, is disrupted by increased activity at the nearby airfield, built at the beginning of the War. Amongst the squadrons moving in are pilots from Britain, Canada and Poland. The airfield, with its noise and population, has a massive impact on the peaceful villages nearby - an impact that will affect some inhabitants for the rest of their lives.Alison, married to a pilot and newly pregnant, soon makes friends with the locals, particularly with May, who finds herself caught up in the life of the RAF, watching and waiting as the pilots and crew carry out their dangerous missions.Then, on the night when Alison's baby is born, her husband is reported missing and Alison and May find themselves facing a dilemma all too familiar to the wives and sweethearts of those who flew the Spitfires, Hurricanes and other aircraft to protect their country during this time of war.

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