THE NEW BOOK FROM THE RNA WINNING AUTHOR OF BOBBY'S WAR

Malta, 1942. A sun-drenched jewel in the Mediterranean - now battered to rubble by relentless German bombs. With more explosives raining down than London endured in the Blitz, the island's starving citizens trade sparrows for mice in a desperate bid to survive.

Beneath the ancient stone of Valletta's fortifications, young nurse Faith tends the wounded in the darkness, her own hunger gnawing as fiercely as her doubts. She clings to the hope of rescue, though each day without relief makes that hope harder to believe.

Working side by side with a charismatic doctor, Faith finds herself torn between an unexpected attraction and loyalty to her fiancé - sailing on a perilous mission through enemy lines to bring salvation to the island. Above them all, three lone Spitfires - Faith, Hope and Charity - have long defended Malta's skies. Now only one remains. As bombs fall and supplies vanish, Faith must decide if her namesake can give her the courage to survive . . . and to choose.

A gripping tale of endurance, love and impossible choices in the darkest days of war.