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Singer Lily Valance wants to forget the war. She vows to live for the present and enjoy the music and glitter of the frantic 1920s. Captain Stephen Winters joins in on the post-war frenzy, and falls in love with the vivacious performer. But, privately, the aristocratic hero is tortured by the war's painful memories.

Produktbeschreibung
Singer Lily Valance wants to forget the war. She vows to live for the present and enjoy the music and glitter of the frantic 1920s. Captain Stephen Winters joins in on the post-war frenzy, and falls in love with the vivacious performer. But, privately, the aristocratic hero is tortured by the war's painful memories.
Autorenporträt
Philippa Gregory is the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including The Other Boleyn Girl, and is a recognized authority on women’s history. Many of her works have been adapted for the screen including The Other Boleyn Girl. She graduated from the University of Sussex and received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where she is a Regent. She holds honorary degrees from Teesside University and the University of Sussex. She is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff and was awarded the 2016 Harrogate Festival Award for Contribution to Historical Fiction. She is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. She was awarded a CBE title for services to literature and charity in 2022. She welcomes visitors to her website PhilippaGregory.com.
Rezensionen
Praise for 'Fallen Skies':

'Superbly crafted...a fine book.' Daily Mail

'Round of applause.' Frank Delaney, Sunday Times

Praise for Philppa Gregory:
'Written from instinct, not out of calculation, and it shows.'
Peter Ackroyd, The Times