Her Hidden Courage
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Her Hidden Courage
A brand-new gripping, emotional World War Two novel from the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls.
A brand-new, gripping, emotional WWII historical novel from the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls.
Can she defy the odds to follow her heart?
London, 1939. With war imminent in Poland, nineteen-year-old Tamar and her father flee to the heart of the East End. Tamar becomes close friends with nurse Florence and local shopkeeper Elma, but their joy quickly falls apart as bombings land and they are driven to hiding.
Isaac, Tamar's fiancΓ©, departs for Poland to help in the service of war, carrying with him a silver clasp from Tamar's bracelet as a token of her love. When the war's devastation reaches her doorstep, Tamar is recruited for espionage in a bid to find Isaac and, amidst the shadows of resistance, she learns of his brave actions inside the camps, but fears for his life.
When those fears become true, Tamar's world is shattered and, completely heartbroken, returns to London to the women and community she has come to know as her family and home. Together, in the heart of Brick Lane, they rebuild their lives and hold onto hope, when Isaac's silver clasp returns...
Her Hidden Courage by Mary Wood weaves a tale of love, loss, and resilience in the face of unimaginable turmoil.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035036813
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pan Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
Born the thirteenth child of fifteen to a middle-class mother and an East End barrow boy, Mary Wood's childhood was a mixture of love and poverty. Throughout her life, Mary has held various posts in office roles, working in the probation services, and brought up her four children and numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren. An avid reader, she first put pen to paper in 1989 while nursing her mother through her final months, but didn't become successful until she began self-publishing her writing in 2011. Her novels include All I Have to Give, An Unbreakable Bond, In Their Mother's Footsteps and the bestselling Orphanage Girls series.
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