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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2020-01-14
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 1250133017
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
1250133017
ISBN-13
9781250133014
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038831244
Product Key Features
Book Title
Secret Guests : a Novel
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Suspense, Europe / Ireland, Historical
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-015981
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"As ever, Black's gifts of rich description and deft characterization are on display. . . . When you're done binge-watching The Crown , pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews, "An entertainment. . . . [The princesses] are written with a republican zest, made all the keener by the knowledge that royalty, for all its anachronistic irrelevance, sells." -- The New York Times "As ever, Black's gifts of rich description and deft characterization are on display. . . . When you're done binge-watching The Crown , pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews "Tantalizing. . . . Black is a pleasure to read, particularly his descriptions of the lackadaisically maintained estate [and] the young royals' developing personalities. . . . [ The Secret Guests ] takes the time to observe the specific ways human weakness and caprice can affect history." --Air Mail "The Downton Abbey of suspense novels . . . brushed with the fairy tale dust of royalty." --KATU, "An entertainment. . . . [The princesses] are written with a republican zest, made all the keener by the knowledge that royalty, for all its anachronistic irrelevance, sells." -- The New York Times "As ever, Black's gifts of rich description and deft characterization are on display. . . . When you're done binge-watching The Crown , pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Synopsis
"When you're done binge-watching The Crown , pick up this multifaceted wartime thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews As London endures nightly German bombings, Britain's secret service whisks the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret from England, seeking safety for the young royals on an old estate in Ireland. Ahead of the German Blitz during World War II, English parents from every social class sent their children to the countryside for safety, displacing more than three million young offspring. In The Secret Guests, the British royal family takes this evacuation a step further, secretly moving the princesses to the estate of the Duke of Edenmore in "neutral" Ireland. A female English secret agent, Miss Celia Nashe, and a young Irish detective, Garda Strafford, are assigned to watch over "Ellen" and "Mary" at Clonmillis Hall. But the Irish stable hand, the housemaid, the formidable housekeeper, the Duke himself, and other Irish townspeople, some of whom lost family to English gunshots during the War of Independence, go freely about their business in and around the great house. Soon suspicions about the guests' true identities percolate, a dangerous boredom sets in for the princesses, and, within and without Clonmillis acreage, passions as well as stakes rise. Benjamin Black, who has good information that the princesses were indeed in Ireland for a time during the Blitz, draws readers into a novel as fascinating as the nascent career of Miss Nashe, as tender as the homesickness of the sisters, as intriguing as Irish-English relations during WWII, and as suspenseful and ultimately action-packed as war itself.
LC Classification Number
PR6052.A57S44 2020
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- m***m (2282)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI’m thrilled with my recent purchase . The website was user-friendly, and the product descriptions were accurate. Customer service was prompt and helpful, answering all my questions. My order arrived quickly, well-packaged, and the product exceeded my expectations in quality. I’m impressed with the attention to detail and the overall experience. I’ll definitely shop here again and highly recommend from this seller to others. Thank you for a fantastic experience!
- a***n (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.