All Is Fair
By (Author) Dee Garretson
Palgrave USA
Square Fish
1st February 2020
United States
Children
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
304
Width 135mm, Height 208mm
300g
When Lady Mina Tretheway receives a telegram at boarding school, she doesn't want to read it. In 1918, with war raging, she dreads telegrams, knowing they never bring good news. At first she doesn't understand the cryptic message. Then she realizes it's written in code, and the message leads her home to Hallington Manor. When Lord Andrew Graham appears with a dashing young American, Lucas, Mina learns that the two of them must work together on a dangerous project for the war effort. Thinking Mina is just a spoiled aristocrat, Lucas tries to complete the project alone, fearing her inexperience will give them away. But when the project goes very wrong, Mina and Lucas have to find a way to work together to complete the mission before more soldiers disappear into the darkness of war.
Praise from the Swoon Reads Community
"I loved the book! So glad I had a free afternoon as I could not bear to put it down." --Emmy
"I just loved it. Read it in one day...I liked all of the characters and felt they were true to life. The plot was fascinating and I enjoyed all the historical details. But my favorite part was Mina, her personality, her plays, and her patriotism." --Samantha Hastings
"I liked the suspense and the gradual revelation of all the secrets. It kept my curiosity high and kept me reading." --LaLinsey216, Swoon Reader
Dee Garretson writes for a wide range of ages, from chapter books to middle-grade to young adult and adult fiction. She has a degree in international relations from Tufts University, and also studied and taught landscape horticulture at Cincinnati State, giving her a chance to indulge in her love of both history and of plants. When she is not at home in Cincinnati writing, reading, and watching old movies, she takes every opportunity to travel, storing up new locations for future stories.