Those Left Behind

The Great War tests not only those who fight, but those left behind.

While husbands, brothers and sons march off to war, the women of Canada are left to endure the heartache, uncertainty and transformation that the Great War brings.

In Those Left Behind, the second installment of Melina Druga’s Echoes of the Great War Trilogy, the story shifts from the battlefields to the home front. Through intimate letters, diary entries, and vivid moments of daily life, the women of the Steward and Bartlette families navigate birth, loss and a world forever changed by conflict. As Hettie Steward serves overseas as a nurse, her family struggles to carry on without her — revealing that sometimes the deepest wounds are those that come from waiting, worrying, and hoping.

Rich with historical detail and emotional depth, Those Left Behind explores the untold stories of courage, duty, and endurance on the home front. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Robson, Kate Quinn, and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, this powerful novel reminds us that war touches every heart, even far from the front lines.