V for Victory

A book to be treasured and returned to again and againThe Independent
Funny, moving and utterly life-enhancingDaily Mail
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SHORTLISTED FOR HWA Crown Awards 2021

Its late 1944. Hitlers rockets are slamming down on London with vicious regularity and its the coldest winter in living memory. Allied victory is on its way, but its 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 shes pretending to be, and neither is Noel.

The end of the war wont 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.
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Readers love V for Victory:

The characters stay in the memory and heart.
Its pitch perfect - funny, sad, moving, compelling
Full of warmth, wit and wisdom, an absolute joy