This is a novella.It's 1940 and Britain is at war. Lillian Jones enjoys a cold November evening with fiancé Charlie Harrison in The Fiddler. She plays popular tunes on the piano while the crowded pub resounds to the voices of soldiers, who, in the morning, will be shipped along with Charlie and others in the armed forces to destinations unknown.During the following weeks, Lillian lives for his letters. When they stop, agonising months pass until, in August 1941, a censored letter drops through her letterbox. Charlie's no longer fighting, due to his injuries. He writes he will come to visit her soon.On a hot September afternoon, Lillian rushes to open the front door...'...she paused for a moment, looking at the empty space where his head would be if he were standing in front of her.Her expression was all it took for him to realise he'd made a huge mistake.'Can Lillian convince Charlie she loves him despite his appalling injuries, or will his pride and pain destroy the happiness she offers?
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