In early Spring 1944 Connie joins the Women's Timber Corps, meeting in the forest camp an Italian prisoner of war haunted by memories. This novel hinges on a 'what would you do' question ideal for book club discussions of contemporary feminism An S Magazine MUST HAVE'Beautiful' Adele Parks'Life affirming and compelling!' Clare Mackintosh'Tender and illuminating' Carys Bray'Its characters pulse with life and energy . But Connie knows she cannot stay - and soon she must make a life-defining choice .