89 year old Marvellous Ways stands outside her secluded Cornish caravan looking across the landscape with her binoculars. She has a feeling something will happen and soon. Elsewhere American Francis Drake (he's heard all the jokes!) has come home from the war and looks up the girl he left behind with results that are beyond his nightmares but will feature in them. Marvellous' and Drakes' lives will cross and then – Marvellous is right – something will happen.
Further Reading: As well as [[When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman|When God Was A Rabbit]], we recommend [[The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis]] and/or [[Nine Days by Toni Jordan]] if you enjoy immersing in some engaging characters.