From the author of Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies comes a special free gift for her readers. A moving and heart-warming story that is perfect for Christmas - and beyond.

December1918

Thisfirst peacetime Christmas should be perfect.

Butthis is a ceasefire, not peace. Influenza ravages Europe and the hospital suppliesSophie ordered six months ago have not arrived from Australia.

Andthe old woman in Ward 3 will not stop knitting.

Yeteven in war-torn Europe, Christmas miracles are possible, as a stranger revealsthe extraordinary story of how thousands of female resistance workers sentcoded messages, including the most important message a woman can send.

Andsomehow Christmas does arrive, the perfect Christmas, with love from Miss Lily.