When Lavender—La to her friends—moves to Suffolk, it's not just to escape the Blitz in London but also her disastrous marriage. As she becomes part of the community however, she senses her neighbors' isolation, until her love of music and her desire to bring people together inspire her to start an orchestra. Little did La know that she would not only give hope and courage to this wartime community, she would also meet Feliks, a shy Pole who would change her life, in this heartfelt tale from Alexander McCall Smith.