Jan Stirling Locke

Broschiertes Buch

Deception

A gripping tale of deceit, love, music and war

Beschreibung

Following eighteen-year-old Helen as she moves away from her home in Scotland to become a governess in France, Deception at its core is a novel about the moral dilemmas faced by those living in the shadows of war.

Autor

Jan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and as a trained registered nurse and teacher of English she worked in the UK and in many countries around the world. As a young woman she travelled alone through Europe into former Iron Curtain countries 'in pursuit of love and adventure'. A child of the '50s, whose father, uncles and aunts had fought and/or played a role in the Allied victory, Jan grew up imbued with the concept that the Germans were the 'baddies' and 'all of them Nazis'. As an adult, during visits to her cottage in Normandy, Jan attended the commemorative ceremonies of the D-day landings with her family, hosted veterans, and became an honorary member of the, now sadly disbanded, Grimsby Veterans Association. A walk along the lanes beside the cottage sparked her consideration for the German soldiers who had also died during World War Two, whose bereaved families would not be permitted to mourn their loss. They too were fighting for their country, albeit one ruled by Hitler. This prompted her to begin working on her first novel Deception.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cranthorpe Millner Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781803782171
• ISBN-10: 180378217X
• Artikelnr.: 70287901