Twisted Strands - Margaret Dickinson

It is 1914 and Eveleen Hardcastle, now in her early thirties, has married Richard. Her longing for children is the only shadow over their happiness, but as world war breaks out, Eveleen is left to manage the Nottingham factory alone while Richard goes to fight for his country.

Eveleen’s mother, Mary, has found happiness at last in her marriage to Josh. Her granddaughter, Bridie, still lives at home and has a spirited, strong will which her grandmother finds hard to control. When Andrew, the love of her life, also enlists, Bride finds consolation in a rewarding vocation. Nursing wounded soldiers sent home from the Front, she gains a maturity beyond her years.

But every day the casualty list from the hell of the trenches grows longer…