*Friday 6th Febrary*

Wellesbourne Library

Author event with Celia rees

Miss Graham’s War

Germany, 1946 History hides many secrets One woman will hunt for the truth…

Spy. It’s 1946 and the dust of war has settled over Europe. But for Edith Graham, an ordinary woman living an ordinary life, her journey is only just beginning.

Escaping her humdrum existence, Edith is swept into war-torn Germany and recruited to draw elusive Nazis out of hiding. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more blurred the line between good and evil. In a shadowy world of shifting loyalties, where no-one is quite who they seem to be, who can Edith trust?

‘A perfect summer read; gripping, original, well-drawn and compassionate’ Joanne Harris

'Celia Rees is a superb writer, and this novel has one of the most irresistible and unique story hooks I've ever come across' Sophie Hannah Daughter. Sister. Friend.

Witch Child

When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman.

The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days – paper and ink. Mary is taken to a boat in Plymouth and from there sails to the New World where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims. But old superstitions die hard and soon Mary finds that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity, and once more she faces important choices to ensure her survival.

With a vividly evoked environment and characters skilfully and patiently drawn, this is a powerful literary achievement by Celia Rees that is utterly engrossing from start to finish.

'Historical fiction at its very best' - Waterstones' Guide to Kids' Books

'Prolific, erudite and consistently brilliant ... breathtaking' - Guardian

'Powerful, absorbing and unusual' - The Bookseller

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