1941 Darkness descends as the sirens begin to wail and another night's worth of bombs rain down
on London. Devastation seeps from every crack of the Blitz-battered city and in the midst of
the chaos a woman grips a window ledge on the first floor of a burning Baker Street hotel. She
is perched ready to jump. And as flames rise around her she is forced to take her chances.
1997 Alice Tremayne has lost the two great loves in her life: her husband Michael and her
first love music. With the anniversary of Michael's death approaching Alice buries herself in
her job as an archivist. When a newly declassified World War Two file lands on her desk she is
astonished to uncover proof that Agent 'Colette' existed - a name spoken only in whispers an
identity so secret that it has never been verified. Her discovery leads her to MI6 'godmother'
Verity Cooper - a woman with secrets of her own - and on to the streets of Paris where she will
uncover a story of unimaginable choices extraordinary courage and a love that defies even the
darkest days of World War Two . . . [QUOTES TBC] 9781472294289 £8.99 Headline Review logo
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PIECES OF NANCY MOON and THE SCHOOLTEACHER OF SAINT-MICHEL
