Elizabeth Buchan's previous novels include the prizewinning Consider the Lily, the New York Times bestseller Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, and her most recent book The New Mrs Clifton, which was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year in 2017. Elizabeth's short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in a range of magazines. Elizabeth reviews for the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail and is a patron of the Guildford Book Festival and co-founder of the Clapham Book Festival. She has chaired the Betty Trask and Desmond Elliott literary prizes, has been a judge for the Costa Novel Award, and she sits on the authors' committee for the Reading Agency. She lives in London.
A gripping story of courage and conscience. Highly recommended Sunday Mirror This is such a good novel, full of incident and history and the minutiae of life as a spy Daily Express She who dares wins in Buchan's gripping doorstopper about the Nazi occupation in Denmark Daily Mail Gorgeously well-written Independent Gripping, beautifully written and peopled with characters you believe in Choice Magazine A gripping story about a family divided by war time loyalties The Irish News Gripping, fascinating ... Kay is prepared to sacrifice marriage, home, children and her life for the cause Daily Mail Impressive ... nerve-janglingly engrossing ... Buchan brings the period vividly to life Sunday Times