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The Scarlet Nightingale

A thrilling wartime love story, perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Tracy Rees

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The Scarlet Nightingale

By: Alan Titchmarsh
Narrated by: Alan Titchmarsh
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The new novel from Britain's favourite gardener and TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh is a sweeping story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, set in wartime London and Paris.

As war rages across Europe, one young woman faces an impossible choice. Will she save her country... or the man she loves?

It is the late 1930s. In London, socialite Rosamund Hanbury is determined to give up the parties and social sets of which she is a prominent member to join the war effort, along with scores of other young women.

After a stint at Bletchley Park and as one of the Air Transport Auxiliary's 'Atagirls', Rosamund is recruited by the Special Operations Executive under the code name 'The Scarlet Nightingale', and eventually moved in secret to France. There she falls under the charm of Count Thierry Foustier, a gallant Frenchman with a taste for danger and women.

But in the high-stakes role of secret agent Rosamund can't trust anyone, for if her true identity is revealed, she will be killed. As the peril of her top-secret operation mounts, Rosamund will be drawn into the very heart of the war, where her love and her loyalty will be put to a test more devastating than she could ever imagine.

Set between wartime London and Paris, this is a thrilling story of love, danger and betrayal from bestselling novelist Alan Titchmarsh.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2018 Alan Titchmarsh Contemporary Fiction Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction War Heartfelt England
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PRAISE FOR THE SCARLET NIGHTINGALE:
It's just brilliant - full of poetry
PRAISE FOR ALAN TITCHMARSH:
A perfect love story
A pleasurable read which fans will lap up
The story brims with intrigue
Art, antiques and romance are the ingredients: Titchmarsh boils the pot to a fine froth
A perfect love story.
The story brims with intrigue.
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Very much enjoyed listening to this book. Good story well read by Mr Titchmarsh. Set in WWII is a reminder of what people gave up and fought for.

Lovely bit of drama and a nice ending!

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Fabulous book,a lovely story so beautifully narrated by the author,sorry when it finished

Fabulous

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Thank you Alan, yet again a fabulous story beautifully read. Hopefully you are already writing more…!

Superb

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What a truly exquisite piece of writing. I found myself unable to stop listening to this book. The story was so beautiful, at times sad but so lovely. The content was so full of such beautiful descriptive language that I was able to be transported in my mind to London and France very easily . Alan Titchmarsh’s voice is like listening to liquid chocolate, so very soothing. I’ll be downloading more of his books. Wonderful ❤️

Listening to this masterpiece.

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Absolutely wonderful. What an emotional and beautiful story of love and loss, I could not stop listening!

Wonderful!

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