Such Sweet Sorrow

A page-turner-a terrific read" Susan SallisPontypridd 1939. War-time austerity, air raids, blackouts and tensions strain family and community. For Diana Powell, divided from her beloved Tony Ronconi by a secret, and Wyn Rees, ostracised for his homosexuality, in whom she confides. For Jenny, abandoned the day after her wedding. And for a small group of English conchies working in the pits, one of whom is fervently loved by young Gina Ronconi. As war fever sets in, the Ronconis face internment as "enemy aliens". The comes the Allies' retreat at Dunkirk. Some will return, many will not - and even for those who do, life will never be quite the same again-