Liz Trenow
Under a Wartime Sky
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Bawdsey Manor holds a secret.1936: the threat of war hangs over Europe. Churchill gathers the brightest minds in Britain at a grand house in Suffolk. Bound to complete secrecy, they work together on an invention that could mean victory for the Allies. Among them is Vic, a gifted but shy physicist who, for the first time, feels like he belongs.Local girl Kathleen wants to do more than serving tea and biscuits to 'do her bit'. So when the Bawdsey team begin to recruit women to operate their top secret system, she dedicates herself to this life-or-death work. Kath and Vic form an unlikely friendship as the skies over Britain fill with German bom…
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Bawdsey Manor holds a secret.1936: the threat of war hangs over Europe. Churchill gathers the brightest minds in Britain at a grand house in Suffolk. Bound to complete secrecy, they work together on an invention that could mean victory for the Allies. Among them is Vic, a gifted but shy physicist who, for the first time, feels like he belongs.Local girl Kathleen wants to do more than serving tea and biscuits to 'do her bit'. So when the Bawdsey team begin to recruit women to operate their top secret system, she dedicates herself to this life-or-death work. Kath and Vic form an unlikely friendship as the skies over Britain fill with German bombers. Little does Kath know just whose life she will change forever, one fateful night . . . Based on the real history of Bawdsey Manor, Under a Wartime Sky is a novel about courage, belonging and hope.Praise for Liz Trenow'The characters shine . . . Fabulous' Dinah Jefferies'It was a wrench to put the book down after the last beautifully written page' Gill Paul'Trenow's exquisite novel puts a real focus on the characters' journeys' Woman
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5098-7984-7
- EAN: 9781509879847
- Produktnummer: 32099621
- Verlag: Pan macmillan Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
- Masse: H19.6 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.5 cm 293 g
- Gewicht: 293
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
Über den Autor
Liz Trenow is the author of several historical novels, including The Poppy Factory, The Silk Weaver, In Love and War and The Dressmaker of Draper's Lane. Liz is a former journalist who spent fifteen years at regional and national newspapers, and BBC radio and television news, before turning her hand to fiction. She lives in East Anglia with her artist husband, and they have two grown-up daughters.
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