The Arid Sky

War rages, but the women and children of Liverpool's Dr Barnado's Home cannot give up hope. An Orphan's War is a gripping saga about love and loss on the Home Front.

The addictive novel about four young friends navigating the cutthroat world of classical music and their complex relationships with each other, as ambition, passion, and love intertwine over the course of their lives.

Against the backdrop of the Second World War, an old woman tells the story of a love affair between an SS officer and a local girl. Everyday tasks are interrupted by executions, and lies, thoughtlessly told, change the worlds and lives of two families forever.