The Midnight News: The gripping and unforgettable novel as heard on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime

Jo Baker

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction

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- Hardback Aug 29, 2023 | 9781399602242 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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- Hardback Aug 29, 2023 | 9781399602242 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Jul 9, 2024 | 9781399602266 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Mar 28, 2023 | 9781399602259 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Aug 29, 2023 | 9781399602242 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 28, 2023 | 9781399602273 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Riveting and moving, The Midnight News is a tour de force from acclaimed and bestselling author Jo Baker - a love story, a war story, and an unforgettable journey into the fragile mind and fierce heart of an extraordinary young woman

'A tour de force' IRISH TIMES

'Riveting and moving' NINA STIBBE

'Gripping' THE TIMES
'It had me by the throat' EMMA DONOGHUE

LONDON, 1940. As enemy planes fly over the city, twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond is trying to make the best of things. She has a dull but steady job at the Ministry of Information, a friend to share gin and secrets with, and an attic room of her own. All she has to do is keep her head down. She knows where her father will send her if she makes a nuisance of herself again.

But amid the chaos of the Blitz, Charlotte's grip on reality starts slipping. Is someone following her in the blackouts, or is her mind playing tricks on her? In a city where nothing is safe, it's hard to know who to trust - until she meets the boy who feeds the birds . . .

'A late-night page-turner that will keep you guessing till the end' JOANNA QUINN

'Glorious' RED

'Exquisite' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'I stayed up late reading and was glad' SARAH MOSS

Praise for The Midnight News: The gripping and unforgettable novel as heard on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime

Some writers let you know you're in safe hands from the start and Jo Baker is one of them - Independent
Jo Baker's meticulous prose makes us feel the full weight of these hard truths, but with characteristic rigour she tests and explores, rather than proclaims faith in, the compensatory power of the novelist's art - TLS
This novel is exhilarating - a tour-de-force with graceful nuance - Irish Times
Jo Baker is a novelist with a gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling - Financial Times