Returning to London after the war, Sidney Chambers has gained a Military Cross, and lost his best friend on the battlefields of Italy. The carefree youth that he and his friends were promised has been blown apart. Now he must decide what to do with the rest of his life and to the incredulity of his family and the derision of his friends he has heard a calling and is determined to negotiate his path to God ... The captivating prequel to the treasured "Grantchester" series.