Arabelle (Ara) Denler is a nurse at Charing Cross hospital in London. She takes care of service men wounded in Europe during World War II. Every day, she and a couple of her aides watch out the window for "Black Heart" (Phillip Camden) to walk by.
After his squadron of flyers died in the English Channel, Camden was assigned to work for the Admiralty in decoding messages sent by the Germans, while awaiting a possible court-martial.
After a chance meeting that wasn't so much of a chance, Camden began walking Ara home from work after her shifts every day. Through his association with Ara, Camden met her father, a well-known adventurer and traveler.
This is a book with intrigue, history, and just a bit of understated romance. The compelling plot is enriched by the depth of the characters and the roles they play within the plot. The settings are tools to allow the characters to act out their parts on the stage set in front of the readers.
This is a five-star book, with two thumbs up, and a pair of bronze wings from a pilots' uniform.
NetGalley.com and Bethany House Publishers provided the galley I read for this review.
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