The book, one of a series by the author, envelops you in the world of wartime London. Meeting Cathy, a loving mother to two year old Peter with her troublesome husband at war, for the first time working as a volunteer in a clothing shop brings us into a world of rations, ‘make do and mend’ all with an East End twang. More adventures for Cathy to come with lodgers and a husband returning from war.