Meg Wynn Owen
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(A patriotic offering) With James at the front, Hazel is convinced to help the war effort by hosting a family of Belgian refugees. (News from the front) James is in line for an award for bravery but confides this information to Sir Geoffrey Dillon. When the press finds out, James' military career is in jeopardy. (The beastly Hun) A mob burns down the shop of the Schoenfelds, German bakers who have supplied bread to the Bellamy household for years....
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(Missing believed killed) Georgina looks for James among the thousands of wounded and, miraculously, finds him. (Facing fearful odds) Virginia Hamilton, an attractive and intelligent widow Richard has helped before, comes to ask for his assistance with her son, who is to be court-martialled for cowardice. Edward deserts, but Hudson convinces him to return to his post. (Peace out of pain) The Great War comes to an end. Edward and Daisy plan their new...
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(The glorious dead) Rose's fiancé is killed in battle, and Hazel learns that Dyson, with whom she had an affair while James was away, has also been killed. (Another year) Edward returns from the front, and the servants throw a party for him, but his nerves are shot and he collapses. Ruby, who had left the house to work at a munitions factory, returns to Eaton Place when the factory explodes. (The hero's farewell) An explosion during Lady Prudence's...
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(Tug of war) James, frustrated with his staff posting, fights to be reassigned to a frontline unit, and Georgina begins training for duty in France. (Home fires) Rose's old flame, the Australian Gregory Wilmot, proposes to her again. Lady Prudence complains to Richard that Hazel is running the household improperly.