The Orphan’s Garden

As bombs fall across London, hope will blossom in unlikely places...

1941: Rose risks her life every night as an ambulance driver, determined to save as many innocent lives from Hitler's bombs as she can.

But when her latest call-out takes her to the site of a direct-hit, Rose can only watch in horror as her sister's home is engulfed in fire.

As her young niece is pulled from the flames, Rose can't believe how lucky Lily was to be spared while her parents were so cruelly taken away.

In their shared grief, Rose and Lily find solace at the allotment gardens that have sprung up across their local park, where volunteers grow vegetables to aid the war effort.

With each day spent at the garden, Lily slowly begins to heal. But Rose is keeping a secret. One that could, once more, turn Lily's life upside down...

As Nazi bombers increase their nightly raids on the city and Rose struggles to keep the truth concealed, she faces an impossible choice on how best to protect the orphan girl in her care...

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