Three plucky women lift the spirits of home-front brides in wartime Britain, where clothes rationing leaves little opportunity for pomp or celebration&mdash;even at weddings&mdash;in this heartwarming novel based on true events, from the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies&rsquo; Choir. After renowned fashion designer Cressida Westcott loses both her home and her design house in the London Blitz, she has nowhere to go but the family manor house she fled decades ago. Praying that her niece and nephew will be more hospitable than her brother had been, she arrives with nothing but the clothes she stands in, at a loss as to how to rebuild her business while staying in a quaint country village. Her niece, Violet Westcott, is thrilled that her famous aunt is coming to stay&mdash;the village has been interminably dull with all the men off fighting. But just as Cressida arrives, so does Violet&rsquo;s conscription letter. It couldn&rsquo;t have come at a...

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