In Lily Piper's narrow, confined girlhood on the Canadian prairies during the 1930's, her father's love is the only warm, bright spot. Her mother's fierce, relentless watchful eye keeps the devil at bay. Then Lily is sent to England to care for her father's aging mother. Welcomed by energetic open-minded cousins and adored by her aunt, Lily's world explodes with possibilities. As she falls in love with her adopted cousin George, World War II creeps into their lives. When her father suddenly dies, Lily returns home to look after her mother who has developed MS. But everything has changed for Lily - how can she squeeze herself back into her mother's life? With a little help from a generous, kind man.
Both the harsh, prairie farmyard and the civilized English town besieged by war glow with scenes that ache with pain and loss, filled with people whose persistent hope and love held families together. If you're from the prairie you should place this book on the top of the book pile beside the chair.
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