The Morning Gift

Spring 1938: as Hitler marches into Austria, Ruth Berger's family is forced to flee, but a devastating misunderstanding leaves her alone in Nazi-occupied Vienna. There is no hope of escape until a chance meeting with an old family friend, Quinton Somerville, offers her refuge through a marriage of convenience.

On arrival in London, Ruth and Quin find that dissolving their marriage is not as simple as they had thought, and neither is keeping it secret. As war approaches, how will Ruth start a new life if she is not able to break away from the past?

A modern classic of unexpected love, independence and belonging by the award-winning Eva Ibbotson, introduced by Sarra Manning.