A warm-hearted and nostalgic family saga from the bestselling author of THE WINTER BABY and THE NURSEMAID`S SECRET. Suffolk, 1914Twelve-year-old Mattie and her little sister Evie lead an idyllic life in the countryside, exploring the meadows and picking watercress in the streams. Living with their family in Plough Cottage, little do they know that this perfect childhood won`t last. With the onset of World War I, the country is thrown into turmoil . . . As the years pass, the girls go on to live very different lives. Mattie travels to Plymouth and then to Canada and America, whilst Evie remains in England. More than fifty years later, through marriages, deaths, births, war, heart-break and distance, will these sisters finally be reunited to have their time in the meadows again? `So gloriously nostalgic . . . a perfect example of her talent.` Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool`Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.` Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family