The Moon out of Reach

"The Moon out of Reach" is a romance novel set in the English capital. For nearly six years now Penelope and Nan had shared the flat they were living in. When they had first joined forces, Nan had been at the beginning of her career as a pianist and was still studying, while Penelope, her senior by five years, had already been before the public as a singer for some considerable time. With the outbreak of the war, they had both thrown themselves heartily into war work of various kinds, reserving only a certain portion of their time for professional purposes. Now with the war over, they struggle to make ends meet. Maryan Rooke, an artist himself, gives encouraging words to Nan. That is, until he drops the bombshell that he is going abroad…