The Morning Gift

b>A richly imagined story of unexpected love, independence, and belonging - The Morning Gift is a classic WWII romance from Eva Ibbotson, with an introduction from Sarra Manning. /b>Eighteen-year-old Ruth lives in the sparkling city of Vienna with her family, where she delights in its music, energy and natural beauty. She is wildly in love with the brilliant young pianist Heini Radik and can't wait until they are married. But Ruth's world is turned upside down when the Nazis invade Austria and her family are forced to flee to England, and through a devastating misunderstanding she is left behind. Her only hope to escape Vienna comes from Quin, a young English professor, who unexpectedly offers her a marriage of convenience to bring her back to London.Ruth throws herself into her new life - but a secret marriage is more difficult than she expected, especially as she and Quin find themselves drawn together.Rediscover Eva Ibbotson, award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, in her sweeping historical romances, including The Morning Gift, A Song For Summer and The Secret Countess.

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I have binged on Eva Ibbotson . . . I read one after another, and rather feel your Christmas might be brightened by doing the same. Nigella Lawson The Sunday Times

Product details

• Authors: Eva Ibbotson, Ibbotson Eva
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781529012255
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-1225-5
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 43 mm
• Series: Eva Ibbotson YA; Eva Ibbotson YA; Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); London, Greater London, austria, Historical romance, Historical fiction, FICTION / Historical / World War II, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, Central London, Vienna, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Marriage & Divorce, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)