Songs of Spring concludes my quartet of novels on Ashden Rectory during the First World War, in which the earlier titles were Summer’s End, Dark Harvest and Winter Roses. I am very grateful to those who have helped me during its creation and publication; in particular I would like to thank: my agent Dorothy Lumley of the Dorian Literary Agency, my editors Marisa McGreevy and Hugo Cox, Jane Wood, Marian Anderson, Norman Franks and Mary Lewis. Thanks also to the team at Allison & Busby for bringing these books to a new generation of readers.