A Scent of LavenderA captivating tale of forbidden passion and wartime friendship from the bestselling author of THE WILLOW POOL and ONE SUMMER AT DEERS LEAP. It's 1940 and the threat of invasion hangs over Britain. But in the isolated hamlet of Nun Ainsty it is the arrival of the Army that turns things turned upside down especially for two young women. Lorna Hatherwood, married to a man ten years older, lives a quiet life. Then she volunteers to read to blind soldiers