Description
| Product ID: | 9781509879847 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Under a Wartime Sky |
| Authors: | Author: Liz Trenow |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Second World War fiction, Second World War fiction, Historical romance, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction, Historical romance, Sagas, Historical fiction, Suffolk, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A gripping and emotional historical novel filled with secrets and drama, set during the Second World War. <p><b><i>Under a Wartime Sky </i></b><b>is an enthralling historical novel by Liz Trenow, based on real-life events at a top-secret wartime research station. Telling the story of the heroes behind the discovery of radar, it’s perfect for readers of Kate Furnivall and Rachel Hore.</b><br><br><i>Bawdsey Manor holds a secret.<br></i><br>1936: the threat of war hangs over Europe. Churchill gathers the brightest minds in Britain at a grand house in Suffolk. Bound to complete secrecy, they work together on an invention that could mean victory for the Allies. Among them is Vic, a gifted but shy physicist who, for the first time, feels like he belongs.<br><br>Local girl Kathleen wants to do more than serving tea and biscuits to ‘do her bit’. So when the Bawdsey team begin to recruit women to operate their top secret system, she dedicates herself to this life-or-death work. Kath and Vic form an unlikely friendship as the skies over Britain fill with German bombers. Little does Kath know just whose life she will change forever, one fateful night . . .<br><br>Based on the real history of Bawdsey Manor, <i>Under a Wartime Sky</i> is a novel about courage, belonging and hope.<br><br>Praise for Liz Trenow:<br>‘The characters shine . . . Fabulous’ - Dinah Jefferies<br>‘It was a wrench to put the book down after the last beautifully written page’ - Gill Paul<br>‘Trenow’s exquisite novel puts a real focus on the characters’ journeys’ - <i>Woman</i></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-02-20 |
