A Wartime Secret
By (Author) Helen Yendall
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ Digital
12th December 2022
17th March 2022
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical romance
Second World War fiction
Historical fiction
Family life fiction
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
240g
England, 1940. Can Maggie keep her family and her secret safe An emotional and heartbreaking wartime novel for fans of Diney Costeloe, Dilly Court and Mandy Robotham.
When Maggies new job takes her from bombed-out London to grand Snowden Hall in the Cotswolds shes apprehensive but determined to do her bit for the war effort. Shes also keeping a secret, one she knows would turn opinion against her. Her mother is German: Maggie is related to the enemy.
Then her evacuee sister sends her a worrying letter, missing the code they agreed Violet would use to confirm everything was well, and Maggies heart sinks. Violet is miles away; how can she get to her in the middle of a war Worse, her mother, arrested for her nationality, is now missing, and Maggie has no idea where she is.
As a secret project at Snowden Hall risks revealing Maggies German side, she becomes even more determined to protect her family. Can she find a way to get to her sister And will she ever find out where her mother has been taken
Readers LOVE A Wartime Secret!
A must for fans of WWII stories. It has everything I enjoy in a book. Intrigue, romance, adventure and true friendship. Highly recommended. NetGalley reviewer,
Gorgeous story. I really enjoyed it. NetGalley reviewer,
If you love wartime and family saga you will love this book. NetGalley reviewer,
Enjoyable An entertaining, heart-warming novel that I can thoroughly recommend. NetGalley reviewer,
Plenty of twists (and some pleasingly teasing romances too) Humour and spot-on period detail Great fun to read A hugely satisfying story. Highly recommended. NetGalley reviewer,
Helen Yendall has had dozens of short stories and a serial published in women's magazines over the past twenty years and now writes female-focused WW2 novels. She's a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She studied English and German at Leeds University and has worked in a variety of roles: for a literary festival, a university, a camping club, a children's charity and in marketing and export sales. But her favourite job is the one she still has: teaching creative writing to adults. Although a proud Brummie by birth, Helen now lives in the North Cotswolds with her husband and cocker spaniel, Bonnie. When she's not teaching or writing, she likes reading, swimming, tennis and walking in the beautiful countryside where she lives.