Doctor Finlay's relationship with nurse Angus continues to be on and off, whilst Doctor Cameron's surgery is due to move from Levenford town centre to Tannochbrae, on the shores of Loch Lomond.
The third novel in Annie Murray's "Birmingham" series. While Genie's father is away fighting in World War II, her mother has a ruinous affair which leaves her pregnant; Genie's little brother leaves, never to return; while Genie herself meets a man who then disappears to war.