In 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch.
Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in the scions of two very
... November, 1941.
Christmas is coming... & despite the blackout, shortages & a constant threat of air raids, the
D-Day, Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge--the US Airborne divisions were integral at all these major points in World
...London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husb&, Harry, & with a lingering sadness at never having been able to have a child of her own. Struggling to face running the bookshop she & Harry opened together, Gertie is preparing to sell up & move away when she is asked if she would be willing to take in a young Jewish refugee from Germany. Gertie is unsure & when sullen teenager Hedy Fischer arrives, Gertie fears she has nothing left to give the troubled girl. But when the German bombers come & the lights go out over London, Gertie & Hedy realise that joining forces will make them stronger, & that books have the power to bring young & old together & unite a community in need in its darkest hour... Product Information: •†ISBN: 9781035401062 •†Author: Annie Lyons •†Publisher: Headline Review •†Format:† Paperback •†Pages:†384 •†Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm