Includes bibliographic references (p. 563-573).

1942, Alexandria, Egypt. Covered in dust, Yvette and James hold hands for the first time as bombs explode above them. As World War II rages on, they will find their way back to each other time and time again, their love a beacon for their survival. After the war, they make a life together in England, where happiness takes root and blossoms until a tragic event drives a wedge between them. The path back to one another is uncharted territory which both must be brave enough to face. 1974, England. Ten years after his wife's death, James moves to the English village of Upton seeking change. There he discovers a scarf which lights the dark edges of his memory. Could it be Yvette's? As James makes a new home for himself, he begins to unlock revelations about his past which just might return his lost faith to him--faith in humanity, in himself, and perhaps most important of all, his faith in love.