V for Victory

'A book to be treasured and returned to again and again' The Independent
'Funny, moving and utterly life-enhancing' Daily Mail
'Gorgeous novel . . . suffused with Evans' trademark blend of wit and pathos' The Times
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It's late 1944. Hitler's rockets are slamming down on London with vicious regularity and it's the coldest winter in living memory. Allied victory is on its way, but it's bloody well dragging its feet.
In a large house next to Hampstead Heath, Vee Sedge is just about scraping by, with a herd of lodgers to feed, and her young charge Noel ( almost fifteen ) to clothe and educate. When she witnesses a road accident and finds herself in court, the repercussions are both unexpectedly marvellous and potentially disastrous - disastrous because Vee is not actually the person she's pretending to be, and neither is Noel.
The end of the war won't just mean peace, but discovery...
With caustic wit and artful storytelling, Lissa Evans elegantly summons a time when the world could finally hope to emerge from the chaos of war. As sharply comic as Old Baggage and emotionally poignant as Crooked Heart, V For Victory once again shows Lissa Evans to be one of our most brilliant and subtle writers.
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Readers love V For Victory:
***** 'Oh, this book. Searingly excellent, deft and compelling, written with such wit, warmth and empathy.'
***** 'It's pitch perfect - funny, sad, moving, compelling and every character is beautifully drawn.'
***** 'Wonderfully written, with fabulous comic timing and some beautiful turns of phrase . . . a total delight.'