Four remarkable women. Four unforgettable stories of hope, courage, faith and love. Australia, 1912 Minnie Wyndam loves her beautiful island home, her fabulous clothes and her childhood friend Eric. But while Minnie is busy preparing for her first season, Eric uncovers a dark secret from his father’s past that sends him running from the life of privilege he and Minnie share. Faced with losing the man she loves, Minnie must decide. Stay in her safe, glamourous world, or prove to Eric that she is capable of weathering any storm by his side. France, 1916. In war and rebellion, all hope is lost… Or so thinks Ivy O’Halloran, a dedicated British army nurse stationed in a medical casualty clearing station near the Western Front. And no one is exempt from tragedy and sacrifice, not even her. Determined to push her tragic losses aside, the presence of newly arrived Australian doctor, Maurice Fletcher, draws her ire. But Maurice’s levity masks losses and sentiments similar to her own and Ivy is forced to confront her growing feelings for him. On the eve of the Battle of the Somme, and in their heart’s darkest days, will tragedy strike once more for Ivy and Maurice, or will hope finally return? France, 1924 Twelve strangers. One night. A man on the hunt for an international art thief and a jewel that blurs the lines of obsession and desire. A weekend at France’s most remote and luxurious hotel for an invite-only event sounds like a dream come true. But when a snowstorm cuts the hotel off from the outside world, twelve strangers are thrown together for a night that will change their lives forever. Hollywood, 1943 Rosamund Winter is the darling of the Warner Brothers lot and has worked hard to get there. But now that the US is at war she wants to do more than serve food to soldiers. When she is invited to become a WASP she jumps at the chance to serve her country and use her skills as a pilot. But then Rosamund breaks the rules and falls in love, and when her plane goes missing in the darkness of war everyone asks, what happened to Rosamund Winter?
Authors
Nancy is writer based in Adelaide who loves nature, science, history and romance (in no particular order!) In addition to writing, she is also a research scientist in entomology. She lives with her partner, gorgeous curly-haired daughter and a black greyhound called Molly.
Clare Griffin is a best-selling and award winning freelance writer, author and playwright, who will start conversations with “I love your shoes!” – often to complete strangers. Clare writes about strong willed women, past and present, in contemporary and historical fiction. With a love for vintage fashion, her characters are normally quite well dressed at some stage of their journey. In 2016 she published her debut novel Tumble which became an Amazon best seller. The first chapter won the Freshly Squeezed C1 Blitz and became part of an anthology. In 2017 her 10 minute play The Karma Fairy was runner up People’s Choice Award as part of Gemco Players Take Ten Festival. Clare has also published several novellas and short stories such as Happily, Ever After? and The Hunt for Scarlett O’Hara a short story about the night Hollywood found its Scarlett. In 2020 she curated the historical anthology Easter Promises with four other historical fiction authors and in 2021 was longlisted for the Adaptable prize. Clare lives in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne in a house full of men in the form of her husband, two sons and a retired greyhound called Gary.
