The Prisoners Wife

An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance. Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved it! RACHEL HORE, author of Last Letter Home and The Memory Garden_______________________________Their love is a death sentence. But can it keep them alive?Czechoslovakia, 1944. In the dead of night, a farm girl and a British soldier creep through abandoned villages. Secretly married and on the run, Bill and Izabela are searching for Izabelas brother and father, who are fighting for the Czech resistance. They know their luck will not last.Captured by the German army, it seems they must be separated - but they have prepared for this moment. By cutting her hair and pretending to be mute, Izabela successfully disguises herself as a British soldier. Together, they face the terrible conditions of a POW camp, reliant on the help of their fellow POWs to maintain their fragile deception.Their situation is beyond dangerous. If Izabela is discovered, she and Bill - and all the men who helped them - will face lethal consequences._______________________________A novel set in war-torn Czechoslovakia amid the extreme privations of a prisoner of war camp, based on a true story of passion, heroism and a love that transcends overwhelming odds._______________________________Deeply moving and compelling ... an epic journey not only across war-torn countries but deep into the heart of what it is to be human. A heart-rending story beautifully told. JUDITH ALLNAT, author of The Poets Wife and The Silk FactoryHeart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measure, The Prisoners Wife is an unputdownable novel ... finely crafted, atmospheric, often nail-biting. BEN KANE, author of The Eagles of Rome seriesA story of danger, fear, determination and the redemptive power of love in war-torn Europe. It is a story that Hemingway might have envied. JULIET GARDINER, author of Wartime: Britain 1939 to 1945 and The Blitz: The British Under Attack.A gripping novel that explores the question of how much the human body, and the human spirit, can endure for the sake of love. The wealth of authentic detail makes it feel like a memoir ... I feel enriched to have read it. GILL PAUL, author of The Lost Daughter and The Secret WifeThe Prisoners Wife seamlessly and skilfully breathes intense, fully realised life into the stark scenes it describes. I was by turns moved, outraged and humbled DEBORAH KAY DAVIES, author of True Things About MeA powerful page-turner MARIE BENEDICT, New York Times bestselling author of Lady ClementineYou will be spellbound by this stellar novel. So richly imbued with sensory details youll be feeling every anguished moment and every golden ray of hope. SUSAN MEISSNER, bestselling author of The Last Year of the WarThe most unique World War II ...