CJ Wray

Broschiertes Buch

The Excitements

Beschreibung

A sublime mix of comedy, drama and adventure ... one of the most enjoyable books I've ever read and genuinely one of my all-time favourites' Jill Mansell 'Adorable. A brilliant combo of respect and affection and acute observation' Alex Marwood 'Utterly charming and engrossing' Jenny Colgan 'A glorious, rip-roaring adventure, so funny and charming, yet laced with unexpected moments of real tenderness and reflection' Lucy Dillon Revenge is a dish best served old... Josephine was a Wren who drew maps for D-Day, while Penny was an officer in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. In their late 90s, they're in huge demand - rolled out at every memorial service and WW2 anniversary, and popping up on red sofas and at literary festivals all over the country. Journalists and producers love them, as does the Great British Public. Despite their age, they're still in great nick - sprightly and sparky, and always up for whatever the next excitement might be. And now they're off to Paris to receive the Légion D'Honneur for their part in liberating France. The sisters have fond memories of the City of Light and of August Samuel, a young Jewish man they met there in 1939. August died fighting for the Resistance, while his mother and sister disappeared after the notorious Vel d'Hiv Roundup. Penny believes they were denounced by their Parisian neighbours for the sake of a priceless emerald ring. Penny has always been cagey about her war effort. Under her FANY cover, she was actually an SOE agent, risking her teenage life in France alongside the likes of Violette Szabo and Odette Sansom. After the war Penny found a more lucrative application for the skill set she'd acquired - as a very successful international jewel thief. Now the Samuel family's looted jewels have resurfaced in an auction to be held in Paris on the day of the sisters' investiture. Can a much loved and much decorated (but frankly ancient) veteran, dressed exclusively by M&S, avenge her old friends, and pull off one last daring heist? A charming, uplifting and cosy mystery about two national treasures with official secrets and double lives - perfect for fans of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.

Autor

C.J. Wray is a pseudonym of bestselling author Chris Manby. Writing under several names, she is the author of more than 40 books. She's written features (and obituaries) for several national papers and had a long-running column in The Independent Online. More recently, she has worked as a ghostwriter, helping a variety of people from WW2 veterans to soap stars to tell their true stories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9781398711846
• ISBN-10: 1398711845
• Artikelnr.: 63692479

Rezensionen

"A richly-detailed caper that effortlessly blends historical fiction, mystery and romance. Readers will be particularly charmed by the high jinks of the senior sisters, whose joie de vivre makes this book memorable." - Washington Post Book World

"Irresistible...Filled with surprise, poignancy, and excitement, this is a surefire winner."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Utterly charming and engrossing." - Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling novelist

"An absolute treat of a novel-a glorious, rip-roaring adventure, so funny and charming, yet laced with unexpected moments of real tenderness and reflection. Penny and

Josephine are heroines in every sense of the word, being both ordinary and extraordinary, and their personalities leap off the page so energetically that I missed them the moment I finished the final line." - Lucy Dillon, Sunday Times bestseller of Unexpected Lessons in Love

"The Excitements is a rip-roaring adventure that is both tremendously intriguing and wonderfully engaging. In Penny and Josephine, CJ Wray has created two marvelously endearing and daring National Treasures in waiting. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M&S cardigans! A triumph!" - Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely People

"Funny, thrilling and brilliantly researched. From the SOE to dodgy knees, its heartwarming description of the adventures of the redoubtable Penny and Josephine, past and present, made me want them, absolutely, as great aunts of my own." - SJ Bennett, bestselling author of The Windsor Knot

"A joy from beginning to end. I loved the jovial adventures of two fearless female nonagenarian war veterans set alongside their intriguing and often thrilling wartime experiences. It's utterly wonderful." - Annie Lyons, author of The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

"I'm a huge fan of Richard Osman's books, but after reading this all I can say is, 'Move over Richard Osman, The Excitements are in town!' It's just so good-funny, heartwarming, wise and just so incredibly well-researched." - Alexandra Potter, author of Don't You Forget About Me