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Where the Sky Begins: A Novel (Paperback)

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Paperback 400 Pages
Published: 02/08/2022
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A woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.

London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie’s beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with nothing left and nowhere to go.

Evacuated to the English countryside, Josie ends up at the estate of the aristocratic Miss Harcourt, a reluctant host to the survivors of the Blitz. Awed as she is by the magnificent landscape, Josie sees opportunity. Josie convinces Miss Harcourt to let her open a humble tea shop, seeing it as a chance for everyone to begin again. When Josie meets Mike Johnson, a handsome Canadian pilot stationed at a neighboring bomber base, a growing intimacy brings her an inner peace she’s never felt before. Then Stan returns from the war.

Now a threat looms larger than anyone imagined. And a dangerous secret is about to upend Josie’s life again. Her newfound courage will be put to the test if she is to emerge, like a survivor, triumphant.

Publisher: Amazon Publishing
ISBN: 9781542028844
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 386 g
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 25 mm


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“Utterly Engrossing, Captivating and Special”

Set in England during WWII, Where the Sky Begins is an engrossing, achingly beautiful, haunting and gorgeously-written book about love, loss, determination, finding inner peace and hope during extreme hardships.... More

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“Historical Fiction World War II 1940 London”

Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen is Historical World War II Fiction. It’s 1940 London the Blitz and Josie’s a delightful person but her story is a difficult one. Josie touches lives with her inspiring personality... More

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“A story about the difficult war years in England and five star read.”

Josie Banks tries to be a good wife to Stan, he makes her feel like a failure and she’s relieved when he’s called up. Josie needs to get a job, she starts working in a tearooms and she really enjoys it. The Blitz... More

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