In this haunting and compelling follow-up to the instant classic The Secret of Nightingale Wood. Lucy Strange takes a seafaring myth and grounds it in the stark reality of World War II.
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“Author Lucy Strange narrates her second book, capturing the historical thriller’s gothic atmosphere. The story transports listeners to the southeast coast of England at the beginning of WWII. Strange imbues her words with impactful inflections and poignant pauses that take listeners into the heart of twelve-year-old Pet…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” — AudioFile
“Author Lucy Strange narrates her second book, capturing the historical thriller’s gothic atmosphere. The story transports listeners to the southeast coast of England at the beginning of WWII. Strange imbues her words with impactful inflections and poignant pauses that take listeners into the heart of twelve-year-old Pet…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
“[A] tightly interwoven story with its haunting setting and memorable characters.”
“In this WWII thriller, Strange crafts an evocative portrait of wartime suspicion and intrigue…A standout historical novel with a memorable protagonist, strongly sketched setting, and a compelling, twisty plot.”
“Features elegant prose and an enchanting protagonist. Pet is earnest and unwavering, and the ‘small, mousy, and unimportant’ girl at the beginning of the story is quite different from the strong young woman who emerges by the end…This haunting, historical novel is sure to touch young readers’ hearts.”
“Vivid writing and an intense, intrepid heroine provide its substance and charge, as timid Pet grows to defeat her fears and become a person of strength, courage, and valiant resistance.”
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Lucy Strange, author of books of fiction for young adults, worked as an actor, singer, and storyteller before becoming a secondary school English teacher.
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