<P><B>The heartwrenching new novel from bestselling author Kitty Neale</B><br><B><br>Can she put right the secrets of the past?</B><br><br><B>London, 1939. </B>Winnie Berry has been the landlady of the Battersea Tavern for nearly twenty-five years, and the pub is like home to her - a place of tears and laughter, full of customers that feel like family. A place where she''s learned to avoid the quick fists of her husband, and where she''s raised her beloved son, David. <br><br>He''s inherited his father''s lazy streak and can''t seem to hold down a job, but when war is declared Winnie is determined to keep her son safe. She''s still haunted by the choice she made years ago as a desperate young woman, and she won''t make the same mistake of letting her family be taken from her...<br><br>But when a young woman crosses her path, the secrets of Winnie''s past threaten to turn her world upside down. There''s nothing stronger than a mother''s love - but can it ever have a second chance? <br><