Christmas On The Mersey

The phoney war is over and Hitler's bombs are raining down on the city of Liverpool.

Rita Kennedy is missing her evacuated children dreadfully and has also had to face some unpalatable truths about her husband, Charlie. She must still play the part of dutiful wife, while her childhood sweetheart, Jack Fisher, has shown her nothing but kindness. But is it friendship that he is offering - or something more?

For Kitty Fisher, burying herself in war work distracts from the constant worry about her brothers. Tommy is back from his evacuee posting after falling ill, but now he faces danger in another guise. And what about Danny, always ducking and diving and up to no good? She's engaged to Alfie, so why do the letters from Rita's brother, Joe, bring her so much Joy? Is there really any harm in replying to him?

With a Christmas of rationing and 'going without' to look forward to, the women of Empire Street are being tested like never before. But their troubles are only just beginning...