Cara is rebuilding her life after a bitter divorce. She lives in the town she grew up in, visits her grandmother regularly and has a job working with a gruff antiques dealer. While helping clear a house for an estate, she stumbles on a box filled with the diary of a young woman from WWII. She is intrigued by what she reads and feels an obligation to try to return it to the woman's family, if possible. Helping her with her quest is her new neighbor, Liam, a history professor at the local university.Cara's story is interspersed with the story of Louise, whose diary Cara has found. Louise has fallen in love with a dashing RAF pilot and is also desperate to get away from her controlling mother. She escapes to volunteer in the British Army where she works in the anti-aircraft gun unit as a gunner girl. Thinking of Paul gets her through the long evenings. But is he the man she thinks he is?
This was an interesting look at a little known (to me) part of World War II. I enjoyed the stories of both young women and hoped for a happy resolution to both stories. A quick, fun read.
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