The swallow and the hummingbird

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR A sweeping story of love that stretches across the years    The war has ended and Rita Fairweather is waiting for George Bolton, her childhood sweetheart, to return home to Devon.

She wants their future to be a continuing reassurance of their past.

But George comes back as a man changed by the horrors he has experienced.   Unable to settle back into a small-town life, George decides to travel to Argentina. And Rita promises to wait. But George faces irresistible temptation and an agonising choice.

As the years pass, Rita keeps her word... but how long should she wait for the love of her life?***PRAISE FOR SANTA MONTEFIORE***   ‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore’ JOJO MOYES   ‘An enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments’ DINAH JEFFERIES on Songs of Love and War   ‘Santa Montefiore hits the spot for my like few other writers’ SARRA MANNING   ‘One of our personal favourites’ THE TIMES on The Last Secret of the Deverills ‘Accomplished and poetic’ Daily Mail ‘Santa Montefiore is a marvel’ Sunday Express