{"product_id":"9780008525545","title":"A Wartime Secret: Gripping, emotive WW2 historical fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eEngland, 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Maggie’s new job takes her from bombed-out London to grand Snowden Hall in the Cotswolds she’s apprehensive but determined to do her bit for the war effort. She’s also keeping a secret, one she knows would turn opinion against her. Her mother is German: Maggie is related to the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen her evacuee sister sends her a worrying letter, missing the code they agreed Violet would use to confirm everything was well, and Maggie’s 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a secret project at Snowden Hall risks revealing Maggie’s 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReaders LOVE \u003cem\u003eA Wartime Secret\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eA must for fans of WWII stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e It has everything I enjoy in a book. Intrigue, romance, adventure and true friendship. \u003cstrong\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/strong\u003e’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eGorgeous story.\u003c\/strong\u003e I really enjoyed it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘If you love wartime and family saga \u003cstrong\u003eyou will love this book\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Enjoyable… An \u003cstrong\u003eentertaining, heart-warming\u003c\/strong\u003e novel that I can \u003cstrong\u003ethoroughly recommend\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Plenty of twists (and some pleasingly teasing romances too)\u003c\/strong\u003e… Humour and \u003cstrong\u003espot-on period detail\u003c\/strong\u003e… Great fun to read… A \u003cstrong\u003ehugely satisfying\u003c\/strong\u003e story. Highly recommended. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this top-rated historical fiction, Maggie's journey through the tumultuous world of the 20th century is a saga that will captivate readers. Her struggle to protect her family and her secret, amidst the backdrop of war, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Fenella J Miller (A Dangerous Husband), Patricia Mcbride (A Better Tomorrow for the East End Library Girls), Rosie Clarke (Family Matters at Blackberry Farm), Susanna Bavin (Christmas for the Home Front Girls), and Vicki Beeby (The Ops Room Girls).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helen Yendall, Read by Kitty Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889090121877,"sku":"9780008525545","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008525545_accdc9ac-6419-4538-b352-d17570c9e8c1.jpg?v=1776888478","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008525545","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}