The Last Night in London by Karen White
Kindle Edition, 416 pages
Expected publication: April 20th 2021 by
Berkley
Genre: Historical Fiction, World War II, Literary Fiction
From Goodreads: New York Times bestselling author Karen White weaves a story of friendship past and present, love, and betrayal that moves between war-torn London during the Blitz and the present day.
A captivating story of friendship, love and betrayal – and finding hope in the darkness of war.
London, 1939. Beautiful and ambitious Eva Harlow and her American best friend, Precious Dubose, are trying to make their way as fashion models. When Eva falls in love with Graham St. John, an aristocrat and Royal Air Force pilot, she can’t believe her luck – she’s getting everything she ever wanted. Then the Blitz devastates her world, and Eva finds herself slipping into a web of intrigue, spies and secrets. As Eva struggles to protect everything she holds dear, all it takes is one unwary moment to change their lives forever.
London, 2019. American journalist Maddie Warner travels to London to interview Precious about her life in pre-WWII London. Maddie, healing from past trauma and careful to close herself off to others, finds herself drawn to both Precious and to Colin, Precious’ enigmatic surrogate nephew. As Maddie gets closer to her, she begins to unravel Precious’ haunting past – and the secrets she swore she’d never reveal …
My Thoughts… I picture
Precious holding court to her family and friends while sharing the history of
her life. I can hear how she tells the
stories she wants to share and keeps the secrets that she feels she must. As the story continued, I knew there was
more to Precious’ life than it appeared.
She lived a life many dream about by being a fashion model in London but
has also seen and lived through so many troubling times.
The twists and
turns of Maddie and Colin’s friendship was unique. Maddie had a different outlook on
relationships and did not want to let people get to close her while Colin
realized how special Maddie was. I liked
that it had a history, a current time, and hopefully a future to look forward
to.
400+pages of
amazing history, wonderful characters, and an amazing story.
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Meet Karen White.. With almost two million books in print in fifteen different languages, Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 28 novels, including the popular Charleston-set Tradd Street mystery series.
Raised in a
house full of brothers, Karen’s love of books and strong female characters
first began in the third grade when the local librarian issued her a library
card and placed The Secret of the Old Clock, a Nancy Drew
Mystery, in her hands.
Karen’s roots
run deep in the South where many of her novels are set. Her intricate
plot lines and compelling characters charm and captivate readers with just the
right mix of family drama, mystery, intrigue and romance.
Not entirely
convinced she wanted to be a writer, Karen first pursued a career in business
and graduated cum laude with a BS in Management from Tulane
University. Ten years later, in a weak moment, she wrote her first book. In
the Shadow of the Moon was published in August, 2000. Her
books—referred to as “grit lit” (Southern Women’s Fiction)—have since been
nominated for numerous national contests including the SIBA (Southeastern
Booksellers Alliance) Fiction Book of the Year.
Karen’s newest
novel, The Last Night in London (April 20, 2020), is her most
personal book yet, taking place in the very home where she lived with her
family in London. It also features several favorite characters from
previous books—Maddie Warner from Falling Home and After
the Rain, and Precious Dubose from All the Ways We Said Goodbye.
When not writing, Karen spends her time reading, singing, and avoiding cooking. Karen and her husband have two grown children and currently live near Atlanta, Georgia with two spoiled Havanese dogs.
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