Publisher's Synopsis
War changes many things Feisty, hard-working Mary Anne Randall runs her own pawnbroking business from the wash house at the back of her terraced house in Bristol. Determined to keep her three children fed and clothed, she puts up with her drunken and abusive husband whom she was forced to marry after the death of her sweetheart. When Michael Maurice inherits a neighbouring pawnshop, Mary Anne's hackles are raised, and the two are soon at loggerheads. But as the war clouds gather over Europe, old passions are stirred and business rivalry is put aside. Mary Anne realises she must seize what may be her last chance at true love...
