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Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
by Chris Cleave
Young Londoners find love and courage at the start of the war
2016Steady paceWarm
London at the start of the war
Chris Cleave's novel opens in London in 1939. It follows a young woman, Mary North, who joins the war effort and becomes a teacher, and the people around her, including friends and men in uniform. The story moves through the Blitz and on to Malta.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy stories set firmly in a real time and place.
More about this book
Who
Mary North, and the friends she meets as the war begins.
World
London during the Blitz, and Malta.
What makes it different
The author draws on his grandparents' wartime letters and stories.
Feel
Emotional and witty.
Facts
Genre
Historical Fiction · World War II · London · Love
Length
464 pages · ≈ 13 h
Also in the collection: Best World War II Fiction
The Nightingale
Sarah's Key
Lilac Girls
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Book Thief
Suite Française
The Invisible Bridge
All the Light We Cannot See
Fugitive Pieces
Sophie's Choice