Through the Storm

This is the third book in Maureen Lee's Liverpool sequence, which follows ordinary family life during the Second World War. After two years of fighting, air raids have flattened parts of Pearl Street in Liverpool, and nearly everyone on the street has lost someone close. Sisters Eileen and Sheila carry the worry of living without their husbands, while for some of their neighbours the war offers a strange new sense of excitement and independence.

Kitty Quigley has spent years at home caring for her ailing father, with little life of her own. When she is required to sign up for war work, she finds herself thrilled to train as an auxiliary nurse. Jessica Fleming, meanwhile, is struggling to make ends meet and is increasingly tempted by the glamour and fun that American servicemen bring to the city, especially alongside her friend Rita.