The Wartime Book Club

Kate Thompson

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01 February 2024

Fiction & Literature; Second World War fiction; Historical fiction

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

By: Kate Thompson
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781399714952
ISBN 10: 1399714953
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Thompson is 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 eight years Kate has written twelve fiction and non-fiction titles, three of which have made the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list.

Reviews for The Wartime Book Club

PRAISE FOR KATE THOMPSON A splendid warm-hearted novel * Rachel Hore * A heartwarming story of how friendship and the written word sustain us in the toughest times. * Janet Skeslien Charles, author of The Paris Library * Gripping, emotional and uplifting * Gill Paul *