The Very White of Love is a powerful true story of love and war, based on genuine letters. Perfect for readers who enjoyed My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You and Suite Française. Torn apart by war, their letters meant everything... Dear Aunt D, I've fallen in love with Nancy Claire Whelan. Meeting her was a strange and fateful coincidence... 3rd September 1938. Martin Preston is in his second year of Oxford when his world is split in two by a beautiful redhead, Nancy Whelan. A whirlwind romance blossoms in the Buckinghamshire countryside and their lives are changed forever. 3rd September 1939. Britain declares war on Germany. Martin is sent to the battlefields of France, but as their letters criss-cross the channel, he tells Nancy their love will keep him safe. Then, one day, his letters stop. 3rd September 1940. It's four months since Nancy last heard from Martin. She knows he is still alive. And she'll do anything to find him. But will she unravel the mystery of his disappearance in time?