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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robsonauthor of Moonlight Over Paris and Somewhere in Francecomes a lush historical novel that tells the fascinating story of Ruby Sutton, an ambitious American journalist who moves to London in 1940 to report on the Second World War, and to start a new life an ocean away from her past.
In the summer of 1940, ambitious young American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a staff writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. She jumps at the chance, for it's an opportunity not only to prove herself, but also to start fresh in a city and country that know nothing of her humble origins. But life in besieged Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined.
Although most of Ruby's new colleagues welcome her, a few resent her presence, not only as an American but also as a woman. She is just beginning to find her feet, to feel at home in a country that is so familiar yet so foreign, when the bombs begin to fall.
As the nightly horror of the Blitz stretches unbroken into weeks and months, Ruby must set aside her determination to remain an objective observer. When she loses everything but her life, and must depend upon the kindness of strangers, she learns for the first time the depth and measure of true friendshipand what it is to love a man who is burdened by secrets that arent his to share.
Goodnight from London, inspired in part by the wartime experiences of the authors own grandmother, is a captivating, heartfelt, and historically immersive story that readers are sure to embrace.
Editions of Goodnight from London
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780062389855
- EBook
- ISBN 9780062389848
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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robsonauthor of Moonlight Over Paris and Somewhere in Francecomes a lush historical novel that tells the fascinating story of Ruby Sutton, an ambitious American journalist who moves to London in 1940 to report on the Second World War, and to start a new life an ocean away from her past.
In the summer of 1940, ambitious young American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a staff writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. She jumps at the chance, for it's an opportunity not only to prove herself, but also to start fresh in a city and country that know nothing of her humble origins. But life in besieged Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined.
Although most of Ruby's new colleagues welcome her, a few resent her presence, not only as an American but also as a woman. She is just beginning to find her feet, to feel at home in a country that is so familiar yet so foreign, when the bombs begin to fall.
As the nightly horror of the Blitz stretches unbroken into weeks and months, Ruby must set aside her determination to remain an objective observer. When she loses everything but her life, and must depend upon the kindness of strangers, she learns for the first time the depth and measure of true friendshipand what it is to love a man who is burdened by secrets that arent his to share.
Goodnight from London, inspired in part by the wartime experiences of the authors own grandmother, is a captivating, heartfelt, and historically immersive story that readers are sure to embrace.
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From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Robsonauthor of Moonlight Over Paris and Somewhere in Francecomes a lush historical novel that tells the fascinating story of Ruby Sutton, an ambitious American journalist who moves to London in 1940 to report on the Second World War, and to start a new life an ocean away from her past.
In the summer of 1940, ambitious young American journalist Ruby Sutton gets her big break: the chance to report on the European war as a staff writer for Picture Weekly newsmagazine in London. She jumps at the chance, for it's an opportunity not only to prove herself, but also to start fresh in a city and country that know nothing of her humble origins. But life in besieged Britain tests Ruby in ways she never imagined.
Although most of Ruby's new colleagues welcome her, a few resent her presence, not only as an American but also as a woman. She is just beginning to find her feet, to feel at home in a country that is so familiar yet so foreign, when the bombs begin to fall.
As the nightly horror of the Blitz stretches unbroken into weeks and months, Ruby must set aside her determination to remain an objective observer. When she loses everything but her life, and must depend upon the kindness of strangers, she learns for the first time the depth and measure of true friendshipand what it is to love a man who is burdened by secrets that arent his to share.
Goodnight from London, inspired in part by the wartime experiences of the authors own grandmother, is a captivating, heartfelt, and historically immersive story that readers are sure to embrace.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Goodnight from London?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of Goodnight from London?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780062389855
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Goodnight from London?
Jennifer Robson
Who is the Publisher of the book Goodnight from London?
HarperCollins
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Goodnight from London is available as paperback(ISBN 9780062389855) and ebook(ISBN 9780062389848)
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