A very happy Publication Day to Jenny O’Brien. I’m a huge fan of Jenny’s books – I recommend you try out her contemporary crime books as well. Her second WW2 fiction novel is out today. It popped onto my Kindle this morning and I can’t wait to get stuck in.
The Resistance Knitting Club is inspired by the remarkable true stories of women who used knitting patterns to encode vital intelligence during WWII. The novel follows Leonora “Lenny” Gallienne, a young woman from Guernsey who discovers her talent for embedding Morse code messages in her knitting stitches becomes an invaluable skill when she joins the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
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.
Available in eBook, Paperback & Audio
Buy Link: https://geni.us/1280-po-fbo-am
What the Reviews Say…
‘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, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A little bit about Jenny…
Jenny O’Brien writes complex thrillers and heartbreaking historical fiction, as well as intriguing romances. Silent Cry, initially self published, topped the Amazon kindle chart in both the UK and the USA. Most of her books have followed suit. Jenny has over 40 years experience as a qualified nurse. She turned to creative writing as a hobby when her children were born. Now, 20 years later, she’s retired from the day job to focus on writing. She’s currently working on her thirtieth book. Born in Ireland, she now lives in Guernsey with her husband and children.
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