V for Victory

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' At once funny and moving- the brisk kindness of the wardens will bring a lump to your throat. I could not have loved it more' Susie Steiner It' s late 1944. Hitler' s rockets are slamming down on London with vicious regularity and it' s the coldest winter in living memory. Allied victory is on its way, but it' s bloody well dragging its feet. In a large house next to Hampstead Heath, Vee Sedge is just about scraping by, with a herd of lodgers to feed, and her young charge Noel ( almost fifteen ) to clothe and educate. When she witnesses a road accident and finds herself in court, the repercussions are both unexpectedly marvellous and potentially disastrous - disastrous because Vee is not actually the person she' s pretending to be, and neither is Noel. The end of the war won' t just mean peace, but discovery. . . With caustic wit and artful storytelling, Lissa Evans elegantly summons a time when the world could finally hope to emerge from the chaos of war. As sharply comic as Old Baggage and emotionally poignant as Crooked Heart, V For Victory once again shows Lissa Evans to be one of our most brilliant and subtle writers. __________________________________ Lissa Evans' writing is- Wise and witty - Sarah Hughes, Observer Original and so timely. And it made me weep at the end. - JoJo Moyes Bittersweet and comic. - Guardian Inspiring, moving, warm and wry. . . wonderful! - Marian Keyes Beautifully written. -Sunday Mirror Thoughtful, funny. . . invigoratingly fresh. - Sunday Times