Crooked heart

Lissa Evans

When Noel Bostock - aged ten, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he ends up living in St Albans with Vera Sedge, a thirty-six year old drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. The war's thrown up new opportunities for making money but what Vee needs (and what she's never had) is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team. Together they cook up an idea. Criss-crossing the bombed suburbs of London, Vee starts to make a profit and Noel begins to regain his interest in life. But there are plenty of other people making money out of the war and some of them are dangerous. Noel may have been moved to safety, but he isn't actually safe at all.

Author(s): Evans, Lissa
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 31/12/2015
Pagination: 346 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Black Swan
Published By: Black Swan
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Second World War fiction|Historical fiction
Dimensions: 198x127x21
Weight: 241
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780552774789