Candlemoth

Rating: 4/5 (731 Reviews)
Isbn:9780099585329
Author:Ellie Dean
Pages:416
Publisher:Arrow

The compelling new Second World War novel from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Some Lucky Day.It is 1942 and England is at war. Mary Jones has just celebrated her eighteenth birthday and said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart Jack, when she learns that her house has taken a direct hit during a tip and run raid.With both her parents dead and her home destroyed, a distraught Mary moves in with Jacks parents. But her father's trunk is still intact amid the ruins, and Mary discovers a shocking secret amongst his diaries.Mary travels to Cliffehaven on the south coast in search of answers. Here she is billeted with Peggy Reillys fearsome sister, Doris. When warm-hearted Peggy befriends Mary, she discovers the young womans secret.But she begins to regret getting involved, for there can only be trouble ahead...