LA’S ORCHESTRA SAVES THE WORLD Alexander McCall Smith

When La’s marriage fails, she moves from London to a Suffolk village to recover. Shortly afterwards the Second World War begins; she tends chickens and grows vegetables but she longs to do more so. . . she forms an amateur orchestra – her mission is to raise morale. Musicians come from the village, the nearby town and the air base. La has vowed never to love again but will she resist the handsome flautist – a young Polish refugee? This is a moving story about the power of music, love and friendship in war time – a poignant reminder of the courage shown by our nation during the Second World War.