An abandoned English manor transports a young woman back to the Edwardian era—where love and danger await—in this time travel romance.East Midlands, England, 2013. The once grand Hill House is now surrounded by a shabby town of pubs and chip shops. As a child, Louisa Arnold was enthralled by the tragic history of its owners, the Mandeville family. Now, when tragedy strikes her own family, Lou seeks comfort in the ruined corridors of Hill House—and is suddenly transported back to Christmas 1913. As a houseguest of the Mandevilles, Lou befriends the eldest son, Captain Thomas Mandeville—a man she knows is destined to die in the First World War. Moving between the present and the past, Lou does everything she can to save the man she loves, unearthing murder and blackmail plots in a desperate race against time.

A stirring novel of the past and present lives of women from three generations—and how far they will go to protect those they love.At sixteen, Abi is convinced she knows everything about her family. Her mum, Rose, is strict because she mistakenly believes she can turn Abi into the perfect daughter. Abi's nan, Gertie, couldn't care less about her granddaughter's messy hair and love of art rather than arithmetic and is always there with a positive word, a glass of homemade lemonade and a hug.When Abi's family is forced to relocate from London to Nan's cottage perched high on a cliff in Dorset, Abi becomes an isolated misfit. She finds escape from the school bullies in a new and thrilling friendship with a local girl. But with three generations under one roof, long-kept secrets made in love begin to unravel: Gertie's past in WWII Blitz-torn London and the fallout of her friendship with a young Canadian serviceman; Rose's final holiday with her parents in Dorset...