Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War

From the best voices in historical fiction comes a gripping anthology about those left to pick up the pieces after the smoke of World War I has cleared. Featuring stories by internationally bestselling authors such as Hazel Gaynor, Beatriz Williams and Jennifer Robson, and edited by Heather Webb. The Great War has ravaged Europe, leaving devastated landscapes and scarred psyches in its wake. In spite of the peace treaty signed on November 11, 1918-Armistice Day-war still rages within. Men and women, those who fought and those who watched from the sidelines, pick up the pieces of their shattered lives: widows dream of revenge, nurses withhold their secrets, prisoners plan for escape, lovers reunite, and the product of violence brings an innocent war-child. The guns have stopped, but courage and resolve are still tested. In the deep silence of the ceasefire, peace does little to hinder the emotional battles still to come. Yet on the scorched battlefields, a fall of poppies brings hope.