The Small Blue (Signed)
A signed copy of Hannah’s novel The Small Blue. 366 pages paperback, in English.
Love. Regret. Redemption.
July 1943.
Seventeen-year-old Gracie Wells’ life is about to change. The sleepy Sussex village of Barnfield seems a million miles away from the horrors of war, but Gracie’s brother Alec and boyfriend Cliff are about to be called up and her concerns for them are heightened when local enigma Wilfred Whitman unexpectedly returns on medical leave with shocking scars.
The Whitmans have always been the talk of the village – there are rumours of madness, adultery, and even murder – but Gracie has her own reasons for avoiding the family; she’s shaken by the memory of nearly drowning in their lake years before, spooked by old Captain Whitman on the shore. It was Cliff who saved her back then, and he never lets her forget it: without him, she’d be dead. But Cliff can’t save her in her nightmares, where the captain’s face still haunts her and the lake whispers an ominous warning. What force keeps drawing Gracie back to that water, to the Whitmans, and to the mysterious and magnetic Wilfred?
Soon everything Gracie thinks she knows about love and duty is called into question, and the cold reality of war threatens to destroy everything.
What do readers say?
FIVE STARS “I simply couldn’t put this book down and devoured it at every opportunity. The characters are beautifully real and the story unfolds in a way that leaves you desperate to find out what happens next as you are so invested in the journeys that the characters are on. I don’t want to give away any of the plot but throughout the book I was filled with joy, shock, amazement and I absolutely sobbed too! Hannah’s descriptions are so vivid and pull you right into the Sussex wartime setting. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” - FB via Amazon
FIVE STARS “I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. The author takes us back to a world in which women in particular suffered from the restrictions of social convention. It is exceptionally well researched, which adds further depth to the already rich and varied descriptions. The characters are drawn with great sensitivity and develop through the novel, so that the reader truly cares what happens to them in the end. If you are looking for a read that is by turns tender and thrilling, this is it!” - JB via Amazon
FIVE STARS “I thoroughly enjoyed reading this beautifully written love story, deeply soul searching, with an undercurrent of unease. It hooks the reader in right from the start, the story gradually unfolding as we are drawn into the complexities of Gracie's feelings and emotions at every turn of events. Hard to put down!” JS via Amazon
A signed copy of Hannah’s novel The Small Blue. 366 pages paperback, in English.
Love. Regret. Redemption.
July 1943.
Seventeen-year-old Gracie Wells’ life is about to change. The sleepy Sussex village of Barnfield seems a million miles away from the horrors of war, but Gracie’s brother Alec and boyfriend Cliff are about to be called up and her concerns for them are heightened when local enigma Wilfred Whitman unexpectedly returns on medical leave with shocking scars.
The Whitmans have always been the talk of the village – there are rumours of madness, adultery, and even murder – but Gracie has her own reasons for avoiding the family; she’s shaken by the memory of nearly drowning in their lake years before, spooked by old Captain Whitman on the shore. It was Cliff who saved her back then, and he never lets her forget it: without him, she’d be dead. But Cliff can’t save her in her nightmares, where the captain’s face still haunts her and the lake whispers an ominous warning. What force keeps drawing Gracie back to that water, to the Whitmans, and to the mysterious and magnetic Wilfred?
Soon everything Gracie thinks she knows about love and duty is called into question, and the cold reality of war threatens to destroy everything.
What do readers say?
FIVE STARS “I simply couldn’t put this book down and devoured it at every opportunity. The characters are beautifully real and the story unfolds in a way that leaves you desperate to find out what happens next as you are so invested in the journeys that the characters are on. I don’t want to give away any of the plot but throughout the book I was filled with joy, shock, amazement and I absolutely sobbed too! Hannah’s descriptions are so vivid and pull you right into the Sussex wartime setting. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” - FB via Amazon
FIVE STARS “I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. The author takes us back to a world in which women in particular suffered from the restrictions of social convention. It is exceptionally well researched, which adds further depth to the already rich and varied descriptions. The characters are drawn with great sensitivity and develop through the novel, so that the reader truly cares what happens to them in the end. If you are looking for a read that is by turns tender and thrilling, this is it!” - JB via Amazon
FIVE STARS “I thoroughly enjoyed reading this beautifully written love story, deeply soul searching, with an undercurrent of unease. It hooks the reader in right from the start, the story gradually unfolding as we are drawn into the complexities of Gracie's feelings and emotions at every turn of events. Hard to put down!” JS via Amazon