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The Excitements

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Revenge is a dish best served old . . . a charming, uplifting and cosy mystery about two national treasures with official secrets and double lives. Josephine was a Wren who drew maps for D-Day, while Penny was an officer in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. In their late 90s, they''re in huge demand - rolled out at every memorial service and WW2 anniversary, and popping up on red sofas and at literary festivals all over the country. Journalists and producers love them, as does the Great British Public. Despite their age, they''re still in great nick - sprightly and sparky, and always up for whatever the next excitement might be. And now they''re off to Paris to receive the Legion D''Honneur for their part in liberating France. The sisters have fond memories of the City of Light and of August Samuel, a young Jewish man they met there in 1939. August died fighting for the Resistance, while his mother and sister disappeared after the notorious Vel d''Hiv Roundup. Penny believes they were denounced by their Parisian neighbours for the sake of a priceless emerald ring. Penny has always been cagey about her war effort. Under her FANY cover, she was actually an SOE agent, risking her teenage life in France alongside the likes of Violette Szabo and Odette Sansom. After the war Penny found a more lucrative application for the skill set she''d acquired - as a very successful international jewel thief. Now the Samuel family''s looted jewels have resurfaced in an auction to be held in Paris on the day of the sisters'' investiture. Can a much loved and much decorated (but frankly ancient) veteran, dressed exclusively by M&S, avenge her old friends, and pull off one last daring heist?

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Authors CJ WRAY, C J Wray, CJ Wray
Publisher Orion
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2023
 
EAN 9781398711846
ISBN 978-1-398-71184-6
No. of pages 352
Dimensions 154 mm x 232 mm x 27 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Friendship, Humorous fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION / World Literature / France / 20th Century, HUMOR / Topic / Health & Aging

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