The Locket

In the summer of 1914, Emily Pendennys lives in a small Cornish village and has been taught that her duty is to save her family's fortunes through a good marriage. Romance seems like a fantasy, and leaving the village is unthinkable. Then, as war draws near, a chance meeting changes her future and captures her heart.

More than a century later, Alison Foy finds comfort in researching her family history while her beloved soldier son is away on active service. Her search uncovers a hidden link between her great-grandparents and the war poet Kit Rivers. Alison realises that their past runs through her present, shaped by loss, love and secrets kept for generations.

The novel is a companion to Ruth Saberton's earlier book The Letter. It moves between the two women's stories and explores friendship, sacrifice and devotion that lasts.