July 2010.

Sam is sorting through her grandmother’s letters and documents relating to her grandfather’s war record. She is going to write a book about the lost aircrew. For as long as she can remember, their story has fascinated her. Why did he leave his very young family to volunteer to go to war? And how did her beloved Nan cope with his loss when he failed to come home? 

Of course, she has a reason to do it now. Having received a sizeable inheritance, she is free to be the writer she always wanted to be, and she needs a distraction. She has to make a hard decision. Her relationship with Charles is failing, and she knows she must decide what to do. Only her best friend, Lizzie, can help. 

Together, they travel to France to visit the place where her grandfather’s plane crashed. Sam is hoping to find more about his death and to pay her respects. Lizzie is along for the ride. But the trip doesn’t go as planned and what happens in France changes everything. And back home in England, there are more shocking revelations to face.