Inspired by the true story of a woman who used knitting patterns to encode intelligence during World War Two.Guernsey, 2010. After a stroke, an elderly woman shocks her family by speaking perfect French – a language they never knew she possessed. As her granddaughter unravels seventy years of silence, a hidden wartime story emerges...Paris, 1941. After her brother is declared missing in action at Dunkirk, eighteen-year-old Lenny Gallienne vanishes into Churchill’s secret army. In a bookshop on Rue de la Pompe, she poses as a simple shop girl while encoding intelligence from Nazi headquarters into knitting patterns. Each sweater smuggled to prisoners contains flight paths. Each scarf holds radio frequencies. Each mistake means execution.Fellow agent, Harry Dennison, is the only person who knows her real name. But when the Gestapo close in, Lenny faces an impossible choice in the Metro tunnels beneath Paris – one that will haunt her family for generations. Because in the resistance, the most dangerous secrets are the ones you keep from those you love most.Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, The Alice Network and The Last Bookshop in London.Readers love The Resistance Knitting Club:‘If I could give this book a billion stars, I would. It was impossible to put down. It is filled with surprising twists... It leaves you with a feeling of unity, compassion, and the warmth of a forever love.’ Reader review, ?????‘Heart wrenching and captivating that turns into the most remarkable story. Grab your tissues keep them close, this is a true feminist heroine playing a vital part that will have you absolutely sobbing your heart out.’ Reader review, ?????‘Just a warning...don’t think that you will just read a couple of chapters... Five hours later, I had missed dinner, but I’d finished the book... a spectacular read.’ Reader review, ?????‘Oh wow, this is a super addictive read. I’m not a knitter but I was fascinated by the concept of using various stitches to encode information. O’Brien manages to seamlessly entwine fact and fiction in this wonderful story of love and heroism... I’m betting this will end up being a movie!’ Reader review, ?????‘For fans of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, this book is for you!... the reader will discover a heroic woman who sacrifices so much to help the ones that she loves. A terrific read!’ Reader review, ?????‘A compelling and fast-moving story with a few twists. The way that knitting is used as code is intriguing and the characters are really thought provoking. Once I started, I could not stop reading.’ Reader review, ?????‘A beautifully written, engaging historical fiction story that completely won me over... If you enjoy books like The Nightingale or The Alice Network, this one fits right alongside them. A truly lovely read and an easy 5 stars for me.’ Reader review, ?????‘An absolutely brilliant, five-star read!’ Reader review, ?????‘This WW2 fiction book was amazing, I loved it. Wow it was such a rollercoaster of a read – heartbreaking, sad, uplifting, courageous... Highly recommend.’ Reader review, ?????‘Wow, this is a must read. It’s fascinating, who knew knitting could be so interesting!... I really enjoyed this book, it has to be my new favourite.’ Reader review, ?????

Escape to Greece in this BRAND NEW sweeping historical read from the author of Island of Secrets. ? Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Dinah Jefferies!'One for the suitcase - whether real or imaginary. You'll feel you're in Greece as soon as you start reading' ? Frost MagazineA letter from the past. A wartime secret buried on a Greek island. A truth that will echo across generations…When Trisha receives an unexpected letter to her Liverpool home, it opens a decades’ old mystery, drawing her back into her family’s forgotten past, the horrors of war, and a small island off the coast of Greece…Eighty years earlier, on the island of Milos, Dora is dreaming of a better life, free from the oppression of the occupying army and, closer to home, the brutal rule of her father, an infamous horse breeder.Then a German cargo ship is bombed in the harbour, killing dozens of the men on board. The islanders trawl the waters for spoilage from the wreckage – finding among the debris a badly injured man, who may just hold the awful truth about what happened.Dora soon finds this man under her care, and it changes her life forever, introducing her to the possibility of love and freedom for the first time… But Dora cannot know, as she nurses the stranger back to health, that her actions will have devastating consequences for her beloved island. Consequences that will last for generations…On the island of Milos, one act of compassion will change a life forever – and leave consequences that last for decades.Praise for Patricia Wilson:'Full of raw emotion' ? Sunday Post, on Villa of Secrets'This book would for me have been a perfect beach read. Instead it made a great lockdown read as I sat in my garden with a glass of rose, imagining I was on holiday' ? Fab After Fifty'Packed with intrigue, danger and romance, Wilson's passion for the classics and an endless fascination with foraging into the vibrant corners of history, this is a poignant and beautifully written story best read on a sunlounger with a glass of chilled ouzo' ? Lancashire Telegraph, on Secrets of Santorini'We race to the end with our hearts thumping. Full of local colour and tradition this is a little slow to start but certainly builds to unexpected conclusions. Terrific stuff' ? Love Reading, on Villa of Secrets

A SEQUEL TO THE ANNA KLEIN TRILOGYIn a nation eager to forget, one young man dares to remember, risking everything to make the truth impossible to ignore. In West Germany in 1958, the post-war miracle economy is booming and everyone seems to have forgotten — or misremembered — the crimes of the Third Reich entirely. But Oskar Gruenewald hasn’t. An idealist despite his traumatic past as a twice orphaned refugee, he enrolled in law school as a pathway to achieving a semblance of justice. But he soon learns the system is stacked against him. When a chance meeting with Romy Erlanger, an enigmatic artist with a fondness for provocation, draws Oskar into an unseen world and brings him face-to-face with the crimes — and criminals — no one wants to remember, he fears his own carefully constructed memories are a fraud. Oskar has to decide if throwing out the rule book to set the record straight is worth the potential cost to his own future — if it even works at all. But sometimes, to get people’s attention, you just have to get creative.

The first in a brand-new WWII historical thriller series introduces Sergeant Cathy Marsden – a female police officer working for the Special Investigation Branch – who risks her life to protect the city of Leeds from an escaped German spy!Leeds, 1941. As the war rages across Europe, Police Sergeant Cathy Marsden’s life since she was seconded to the Special Investigation Branch has remained focused on deserters and home-front crimes. Until now.Things take a chilling turn when Cathy’s civil servant brother, Dan, arrives from London with a dark secret: he is working for the XX Committee – a special MI5 unit set up to turn German spies into double agents. But one of these agents has escaped and is heading for Leeds, sent to destroy targets key to the war effort. Suddenly Cathy and the squad are plunged into an unfamiliar world of espionage and subterfuge.With the fate of the country and the war in the balance, failure is not an option, and Cathy must risk everything, including her own life, to stop a spy.This fast-paced World War II thriller is perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Rhys Bowen and Kelly Rimmer!

TO SAVE HER CHILD, A MOTHER MUST MAKE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE.'Heartrending. Riveting. Definitely on my list of Ten Best Books of the year' Sharon Maas, author of The Violin Maker's Daughter------Prague 1939. Young mother Eva has a secret from her past. When the Nazis invade, Eva knows the only way to keep her daughter Miriam safe is to send her away - even if it means never seeing her again. But when Eva is taken to a concentration camp, her secret is at risk of being exposed.In London, Pamela volunteers to help find places for the Jewish children arrived from Europe. Befriending one unclaimed little girl, Pamela brings her home. Then when her son enlists in the RAF, Pamela realises how easily her own world could come crashing down...Inspired by the children who escaped the Holocaust. Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris.'What an incredible read. It was so emotional about a Jewish girl. I was engrossed from start to finish and would highly recommend this book ? ? ? ? ?''Such a gorgeous book. I loved and believed in all the characters, and thoroughly enjoyed their stories. And the ending moved me to tears ? ? ? ? ?''This book was incredible... The story is realistic and believable. Once you start reading you will not want to stop ? ? ? ? ?''An emotional, haunting book filled with secrets throughout. Excellent ? ? ? ? ?''I loved the book and the way it was written. I will be reading more novels by Gill Thompson in the future as her interweaving of events with fictional characters is remarkable ? ? ? ? ?''This was a great book! There are secrets you will not see coming, but it makes it more heartwarming ? ? ? ? ?''It's not your normal evacuee story as it's intertwined with other stories which I really enjoyed. It had me gripped. I will be looking out for more books by this author ? ? ? ? ?''This is a very good book. I recommend you read ? ? ? ? ?'

“Griffin, I beg you. Go to Europe and find my daughter. I’ll give you any damn thing you want. I’ve got a bad feeling about waiting,…”April 1919. Scarred and disillusioned, John Griffin has returned home from the Great War with no job and no real prospects. He is contacted by Harry Armistan, a very worried father and a rich New York City financier. While on her honeymoon, Harry’s daughter disappeared from her London hotel. Armistan enlists Griffin to find her after receiving a recommendation from Griffin’s former marine commander. With nothing better to do and against his better judgment, Griffin agrees. He returns to England and his haunted past. There, his only lead is the missing girl’s widowed sister-in-law. Intrigued by the young widow, violence and mystery follow.The clues lead him to Paris, a city just beginning to recover from four long years of war. He encounters a host of diverse characters reveling in the war’s end, while still mourning their losses. With the help of this unlikely group, Griffin narrows his search. But as he closes on his quarry, he stumbles upon a terrible plot, which threatens to shatter the world’s chance for peace.