Sometimes, all it takes is one person to light the beacon of hope . . .

1916. Following the loss of her fiancé in action, devastated nurse Flora Ferguson flees the French hospital where she volunteers.

Arriving alone in Southampton, she is heartbroken but determined to make something of her life — it’s what her fiancé would have wanted.

After seeing the homeless and hungry children who live around the docks, she resolves to help them by opening a home for underprivileged children: Harwood House.

Flora finds her work wonderfully rewarding, and discovers a new, unexpected kind of happiness through her blossoming friendship with the handsome and dedicated Dr Richard Goodwin.

But not everyone is so happy about Harwood House, and Flora faces opposition from the council, struggling to find funding to stay open.

Can her hope and resilience light the way, for both the children of Southampton, and her own heart?

Fans of Soraya M. Lane, Sylvia Broady, Rosie Goodwin, Tania Crosse, Rosie Clarke or Lizzie Lane will devour this remarkable, gripping and enchanting historical saga about one young woman’s navigation through love and loss.