Adjustment Year

When the guns fall silent, hearts must learn to heal. The hopeful cheers of Armistice Day have faded into a quiet, uneasy silence.  Nurse Hettie Taylor returns to Canada married to Alfred — a stranger in many ways — and haunted by the memory of her first husband, Geoffrey, whose death she never fully mourned. Hettie and Alfred return to a world that feels both familiar and foreign, and the life they once imagined no longer fits the people they've become. The Great War is over, but its shadow lingers in every heart, home and memory. Hettie struggles to find her place in a society eager to move on from its pain while Alfred buries himself in work. Their love, once tested by distance and duty, must now survive grief, trauma and healing in a world struggling to find peace. Will the couple confront the challenge of building a future from the ruins of the past, or will the weight of sorrow lead them to divorce? Adjustment Year is a story of a woman's struggle for hope, healing, and the possibility of love in an era tinged with heartache and transformation. Perfect for readers of early 20th-century women's fiction and post–WWI historical fiction.