The Poppy Wife

In the tradition of Jennifer Robson and Hazel Gaynor,this unforgettable debut novel is a sweeping tale of forbidden loveprofound lossand the startling truth of the broken families left behind in the wake of World War I. 1921. Survivors of the Great War are desperately trying to piece together the fragments of their broken lives. While many have been reunited with their loved onesEdieΓÇÖs husband Francis is still missing. Francis is presumed to have been killed in actionbut Edie knows he is alive. HarryFrancisΓÇÖs brotherwas there the day Francis went missing in Ypres. And like EdieheΓÇÖs hopeful Francis is living somewhere in Francelost and confused. Hired by grieving families in need of closureHarry returns to the Western Front to photograph soldiersΓÇÖ graves. As he travels through France gathering news for British wives and mothershe searches for evidence his own brother is still alive. When Edie receives a mysterious photograph that she believes was taken by Francisshe is more certain than ever he isnΓÇÖt dead. Edie embarks on her own journey in the hope of finding some trace of her husband. Is he truly goneor could he still be alive? And if he iswhy hasnΓÇÖt he come home? As Harry and EdieΓÇÖs paths convergethey get closer to the truth about Francis andas they doare soon faced with the life-changing impact of the answers they discover. An incredibly moving account of an often-forgotten moment in historyΓÇöthose years after the war that were filled with the unknownΓÇöThe Poppy Wife tells the story of the thousands of soldiers who were lost amid the chaos and ruins in battle-scarred France; and the even greater number of men and women hoping to find them again.