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The Wartime Book Club: an absolutely gripping, heart-warming and inspiring new story of love, bravery and resistance in this WW2 novel
Kate Thompson
Second World War fiction, Historical fiction
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- Trade Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781399714952 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
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- Hardback May 28, 2024 | 9781399714938 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
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- Trade Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781399714952 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Nov 26, 2024 | 9781399714976 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback May 28, 2024 | 9781399714938 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
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- Trade Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781399714952 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Nov 26, 2024 | 9781399714976 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback May 28, 2024 | 9781399714938 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
- e-Book Feb 15, 2024 | 9781399714969 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
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- Trade Paperback Feb 13, 2024 | 9781399714952 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Nov 26, 2024 | 9781399714976 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback May 28, 2024 | 9781399714938 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
- e-Book Feb 15, 2024 | 9781399714969 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 15, 2024 | 9781399714945 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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A gripping and heartwarming novel inspired by the true events of the women who joined the resistance in Jersey during the German occupation in WW2.
Jersey, 1943. Once a warm and neighbourly community, now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule on the people of the island.
Grace La Mottee, the island's only librarian, is ordered to destroy books which threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, postwoman Bea Rose, she wants to fight back. So she forms the wartime book club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapism of reading.
But as the occupation drags on, the women's quiet acts of bravery become more perilous - and more important - than ever before. And, when tensions turn to violence, they are forced to face the true, terrible cost of resistance . . .
Based on astonishing real events, The Wartime Book Club is a love letter to the power of books in the darkest of times - as well as a moving page-turner that brings to life the remarkable, untold story of an island at war.
EVERYONE LOVES THE WARTIME BOOK CLUB:
'Wish I could give it more stars' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was utterly enthralled . . . it reminds us how strong we can be in the face of adversity' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Tears, laughs and genuine love for all the characters in this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A heartwarming tale . . . shows against all odds and hardships people can survive' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Full of wonderful characters and their determination to get through the worst times' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
AND SO DO YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS...
'One of the very best books I've read in a long time' PETER JAMES
'Engaging' RACHEL HORE
'Both heartwarming and heartbreaking' GILL PAUL
'A poignant masterpiece' MADELINE MARTIN
'A book to be savoured and remembered' GILL THOMPSON
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Praise for The Wartime Book Club: an absolutely gripping, heart-warming and inspiring new story of love, bravery and resistance in this WW2 novel
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A heartwarming story of how friendship and the written word sustain us in the toughest times. - Janet Skeslien Charles, author of The Paris Library
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A splendid warm-hearted novel - Rachel Hore
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Gripping, emotional and uplifting - Gill Paul
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PRAISE FOR KATE THOMPSON
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Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is an unforgettable page-turner
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A book to be savoured and remembered
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A beautiful novel about love, courage, hope and friendship in the darkest of times . . . A book to be savoured and remembered - Gill Thompson
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Bravery, traitors, acts of defiance and compassion for others . . . with characters so real that I laughed and wept along with them - Pam Weaver
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At the core of the novel is the library, and a book group that met there, finding strength and solace in reading during the worst of times. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is an unforgettable page-turner - Gill Paul
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A story of bravery and the cost of small acts of defiance, and it will stay with me for a long time. Simply outstanding! - Andie Newton
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A wonderful, poignant, heartwarming story of the power of books, the strength of the human spirit, and how selfless acts for the good of others is food for the soul - Louise Fein
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An engaging, beautifully researched story of love, courage and resistance in time of war and danger - Rachel Hore
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One of the very best books I've read in a long time. A gripping, emotional rollercoaster and a true hymn to the power and spirit of novels - Peter James
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A poignant masterpiece that paints a vivid picture of Nazi-occupied life on the isle of Jersey and illustrates how books can truly provide hope in the darkest of times . . . raw and real, this story will pull at your heart - Madeline Martin
Kate Thompson
Kate Thompson an award-winning journalist, ghostwriter and novelist who has spent the past two decades in the UK mass market and book publishing industry. Over the past seven years Kate has written nine fiction and non-fiction titles, three of which have made the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list. Secrets of the Homefront Girls will be her tenth book.
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