The Spies of Shilling Lane: A Novel

The Spies of Shilling Lane: A Novel

From the bestselling author ofÂ The Chilbury Ladiesâ€™ ChoirÂ comes a thrilling new WWII story about a village busybodyâ€”the mighty Mrs. Braithwaiteâ€”who resolves to find, and then rescue, her missing daughter
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Mrs. Braithwaite, self-appointed queen of her English village, finds herself dethroned, despised, and dismissed following her husbandâ€™s selfish divorce petition. Never deterred, the threat of a family secret being revealed sets her hot-foot to London to find the only person she has leftâ€”her clever daughter Betty, who took work there at the first rumbles of war.
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But when she arrives, Bettyâ€™s landlord, the timid Mr. Norris, informs her that Betty hasnâ€™t been home in days--with the chaos of the bombs, thereâ€™s no telling what might have befallen her. Aghast, Mrs. Braithwaite sets her bullish determination to the task of finding her only daughter.
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Storming into the London Blitz, Mrs. Braithwaite drags the reluctant Mr. Norris along as an unwitting sidekick as they piece together Bettyâ€™s unexpectedly chaotic life. As she is thrown into the midst of danger and death, Mrs. Braithwaite is forced to rethink her old-fashioned notions of status, class, and reputation, and to reconsider the question thatâ€™s been puzzling her since her world overturned: How do you measure the success of your life?
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Readers will be charmed by the unforgettable Mrs. Braithwaite and her plucky, ruthless optimism, and find in The Spies of Shilling Lane a novel with surprising twists and turns, quiet humor, and a poignant examination of mothers and daughters and the secrets we keep.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780525576495
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-06-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525576495

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780525576495
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-06-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525576495

The Spies of Shilling Lane: A Novel

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