Wartime secrets threaten one woman's life in the latest thrilling drama from the author of The Gunner Girl and The English Agent.
World-renowned artist Dame Laura Knight is in her sixties when the War Office commissions her to paint portraits of ‘bomb girls’, women who worked in munitions factories in WWII. She’s sent back to her hometown of Nottingham and at first she relishes the opportunity for a nostalgia trip, but when she starts work on a portrait of two particular women (Violet Smith, and her co-worker Zelah Pascoe), memories begin to resurface that she has spent half a lifetime trying to forget …
Praise for Clare Harvey's novels:
'Will delight all those who love a good wartime story' DILLY COURT
'An irresistible tale of friendship, love and heartache during WW2 that had me enthralled' KATE FURNIVALL
'Heart-warming, enjoyable and full of surprises, I loved it' ELIZABETH CHADWICK
'Clare Harvey is an exceptional new talent. THE GUNNER GIRL offers a stunningly realistic vision of the WW2 era, through the intertwined lives and loves of three very different women. The story is brought to life by razor sharp dialogue, an eye for period details and a taut plot which never becomes sentimental' KATE RHODES
World-renowned artist Dame Laura Knight is in her sixties when the War Office commissions her to paint portraits of ‘bomb girls’, women who worked in munitions factories in WWII. She’s sent back to her hometown of Nottingham and at first she relishes the opportunity for a nostalgia trip, but when she starts work on a portrait of two particular women (Violet Smith, and her co-worker Zelah Pascoe), memories begin to resurface that she has spent half a lifetime trying to forget …
Praise for Clare Harvey's novels:
'Will delight all those who love a good wartime story' DILLY COURT
'An irresistible tale of friendship, love and heartache during WW2 that had me enthralled' KATE FURNIVALL
'Heart-warming, enjoyable and full of surprises, I loved it' ELIZABETH CHADWICK
'Clare Harvey is an exceptional new talent. THE GUNNER GIRL offers a stunningly realistic vision of the WW2 era, through the intertwined lives and loves of three very different women. The story is brought to life by razor sharp dialogue, an eye for period details and a taut plot which never becomes sentimental' KATE RHODES
