Coventry Author:Helen Humphreys Two English women struggle to survive and keep hope alive during the two World Wars. Harriet and Maeve meet on a bus, in 1914, just as the English are getting involved in the conflict that will escalate into World War I. The women forge a quick emotional bond, discussing Harriet's husband being called to duty and Maeve's aching lonelines... more »s. The war intercedes, however, and the women go their separate ways. Twenty-five years later, Harriet encounters Jeremy, Maeve's son, amidst the rubble of the German bombing of Coventry. He reminds Harriet of her lost husband, stirring long forgotten emotions as the two desperately search to find Jeremy's mother.« less