Grim, uplifting and funny, this fictionalised family saga weaves memories and historical records stemming from actual stories of a Welsh girl and a Kiwi boy who would never have met if it were not for Hitler. Evie, born and bred in the Valleys of South Wales, seems destined for a life in service, but the clouds of war draw her to Cirencester and work in a munitions factory. There she meets Frank, a young soldier with the 11th Forestry Company of the New Zealand Army. As war swirls around them, they find themselves in London after the Blitz, a young couple with everything to live with but with death their constant companion. Their story continues as they leave war-ravaged London and start a new life in New Zealand in the sequel published in 2025: After the War, ISBN 978-1-991097-12-5.