Francis Cottam

Polish war exile Julia Smollen has escaped a Nazi labour camp to make a new life in California with her daughter Natasha. Natasha is unaware of the true identity of her father, a courageous German officer. Julia cannot keep the truth hidden from her daughter forever, a sinster figure from the past...

Set in WWII London, in the last months of 1940 when the Blitz and destruction and firebombing were at their worst and morale was at its lowest. A young man, Jack Finlay, is called back from the African front to mastermind the firefighting in a small but crucial area of the City of London, looking...