The Land Girl's Secret: The emotional wartime saga from Fenella J Miller for 2023

In 1941, Hannah Austen-Bagshaw runs away to join the Land Girls Army, carrying a dark and terrible secret. She meets handsome working-class flight lieutenant Jack, but she is sheltering a young German pilot who has crash-landed in a nearby field. Torn between her duty and her humanity, Hannah risks being arrested as a traitor. Will Jack's secrets be too big for him to forgive?

Format: Hardback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2023
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd

Lizzie Lane, a young woman from Essex in 1941, finds herself dissatisfied with her privileged life at home and decides to run away to join the Land Girls Army. However, she carries a dark and terrible secret with her. Life on the farm is challenging, but she forms an immediate friendship with a handsome working-class flight lieutenant named Jack.

Unbeknownst to Jack, Hannah is hiding a young German pilot who has crash-landed in a nearby field. She is torn between her duty and her humanity, knowing that she risks being arrested as a traitor. However, she cannot bear to see the young pilot suffer and is determined to protect him.

As their relationship grows, Hannah's secrets become more apparent, and she fears that Jack will not be able to forgive her. However, they must confront their fears and find love in the darkest of times.

Fenella J. Miller's engaging characters and vivid setting transport readers back to the home front of wartime Britain. This book marks the beginning of a promising series that delves into the lives of women during this challenging period.

Jean Fullerton praises Miller's ability to create engaging characters and immerse readers in the historical setting. She notes the emotional depth and the integration of factual information related to the era, which keeps readers reading into the small hours.

Glynis Peters also expresses her delight in Miller's storytelling, highlighting the variety of emotions she evokes and the way she weaves historical facts into the narrative. This book was previously published under the title "Hannah's War."

Weight: 362g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781835186091