{"product_id":"9781471161865-the-night-raid","title":"The Night Raid","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWartime secrets threaten one woman's life in the latest thrilling drama from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gunner Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWartime secrets threaten one woman's life in the latest thrilling drama from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gunner Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe English Agent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e World-renowned war artist \u003cb\u003eDame Laura Knight \u003c\/b\u003eis commissioned to paint propaganda portraits of factory girls and is sent to the ordnance factories in her hometown of Nottingham. At first she relishes the opportunity for a nostalgia trip, but when she starts work on a portrait of two particular women, \u003cb\u003eViolet Smith,\u003c\/b\u003e and her co-worker \u003cb\u003eZelah Fitzlord\u003c\/b\u003e, memories begin to resurface that she has spent half a lifetime trying to forget.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Violet is an industrial conscript, and her wages help support a sprawling family back home in Kent. But working in munitions also meant freedom from a small-town mentality, and the disappointment of a first love turned sour. For Zelah, too, working in the gun factory meant escape: her dreams of the future were dashed in the carnage of the Plymouth Blitz, and she found refuge in the numbing repetition of manual work.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But, just like war artist Laura, Violet and Zelah have something hidden, mistakes that they have tried to leave behind with their old selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Will the night shift keep these women’s secrets, or will the past explode into the present and change all of their lives forever?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Clare Harvey's novels:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Will delight all those who love a good wartime story' \u003cb\u003eDILLY COURT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An irresistible tale of friendship, love and heartache during WW2 that had me enthralled' \u003cb\u003eKATE FURNIVALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Heart-warming, enjoyable and full of surprises, I loved it' \u003cb\u003eELIZABETH CHADWICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Clare Harvey is an exceptional new talent. THE GUNNER GIRL offers a stunningly realistic vision of the WW2 era, through the intertwined lives and loves of three very different women. The story is brought to life by razor sharp dialogue, an eye for period details and a taut plot which never becomes sentimental' \u003cb\u003eKATE RHODES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943872082017,"sku":"9781471161865","price":6.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31853261.jpg?v=1734681964","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471161865-the-night-raid","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}