Bøger udgivet af Valmai Ruth Harris

The year is 1920 and a newcomer has arrived in the town of Bendigo. His name is Nicholas Armitage, and he has been sent from Sydney by the wily Private Investigator, Joe Hudson, to find a young woman and her child, who have been missing for three years.While delving into the murky past of a particular character associated with her, Nick meets Beau DuBois and his wife, Jess. Both have had dealings with his 'person of interest.'Beau takes an instant dislike to the clean-cut, inquisitive Nick, (much to his dismay), and it isn't long before Beau reveals the reason for this. It has connections to his past and that of his sister, Charlotte.Nick is shocked to find out a truth that his parents have kept hidden from him for his entire life, and his whole world comes crashing down around him. How does he deal with the situation and who will become his close allies?

The war is over and 1919 looms ahead, full of uncertainties for Jess and her family. Her beloved Jack is dead, buried in a Churchyard in England.Jess feels the pressure of raising three children alone, until something very unexpected happens, and the future becomes clearer. However, there are obstacles along the way, as she soon discovers. The path to happiness becomes rocky and her own survival is put at risk during the influenza pandemic that sweeps the world.In a climate of sickness and ignorance, can Jess find the happiness she desires.

It is September 1916, and Jack Stanley has enlisted to go and fight in a war on the other side of the world, leaving behind his wife, Jess, and their three children. We follow Jack and his close-knit group of mates, through months of gruelling training before they finally reach the battlefields of France, and discover for themselves, the harsh reality of war.Meanwhile, Jess is dealing with issues at home, while she waits for news from the Front. Her chance encounter with an itinerant ex-soldier, leads her into situations she could not possibly have imagined, with catastrophic results.Finally the war ends in November 1918, and the long anticipated homecoming takes an unexpected turn.