A Wartime Secret

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 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. Then 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. As 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? 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, ...

Product details

• Authors: Helen Yendall, Yendall Helen
• Publisher: Harlequin (UK)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780008523114
• ISBN: 978-0-00-852311-4
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Friendship, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, Family life fiction, South West England, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), The Cotswolds, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)