String of Pearls — Madge Swindells

A story of passion and courage against the backdrop of World War II - Helen Conroy's happy family is shattered when her husband asks for a divorce. Then, in September, 1942, US troops pour into Mowbray. Captain Simon Johnson, a US military intelligence agent, is billeted with the Conroy family and he and Helen fall deeply in love. Months later, the US forces leave for battle, Captain Simon amongst them . . .