Two troubled people in a turbulent world.
In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see him again. Two days later her humdrum world is torn apart when the sleepy English seaside town where she lives suffers the first of many heavy bombing attacks.
Meanwhile, in Ontario, Canada, Jim Armstrong is debating whether to volunteer for the army. His decision becomes obvious when he uncovers the secret his fiancée and his brother have been keeping from him. Devastated by their terrible betrayal, a few weeks later, he is in uniform on a ship bound for England.
Gwen must confront the truth she has concealed about her past and her own feelings. Jim battles with a bewildering and hostile world far removed from the cosy life of his Canadian farm.
War brings horror and loss to each of them - can it also bring change and redemption?
From the author of The Pearl of Penang, this sweeping, epic story, is the first in a series of three novels which explore how war - and its aftermath - dramatically changes lives.

"Heartbreak and sadness, combined with hope and friendship, loss and love, ripple through this novel, which is based on the actual bombings of Eastbourne. The Chalky Sea is a novel I can highly recommend to fans of historical fiction. " 5-star Goodreads review.

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