Cj Wray

The Excitements (eBook, ePUB)

Two sprightly ninety-year-olds seek revenge in this feelgood mystery for fans of Richard Osman

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M&S cardigans! A triumph!' MIKE GAYLE
'A sublime mix of comedy, drama and adventure' JILL MANSELL
'Just pure joy from start to finish.' ALEXANDRA POTTER

Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their nineties, Josephine and Penny are in demand, popping up at commemorative events all over the country. Despite their age, they're in great form-sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next "excitement." This time it's a trip to Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur, accompanied by their devoted great-nephew, Archie.

Keen historian Archie believes his great aunts had minor roles in the Women's Royal Navy and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but that's only half the story. There's a reason sweet Auntie Penny can dispatch a would-be mugger with a brolly.

This trip to Paris is not what it seems either. Scandal and crime have quietly trailed the sisters since the war. Now armed with new information about an old adversary, these much decorated (but admittedly ancient) veterans intend to settle scores, avenge lost friends, and pull off one last heist before the curtain comes down on their illustrious careers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781398711860
• Artikelnr.: 67324219

Autorenporträt

C.J. Wray is a pseudonym of bestselling author Chris Manby. Writing under several names, she is the author of more than 40 books. She's written features (and obituaries) for several national papers and had a long-running column in The Independent Online. More recently, she has worked as a ghostwriter, helping a variety of people from WW2 veterans to soap stars to tell their true stories.

Rezensionen

"A richly-detailed caper that effortlessly blends historical fiction, mystery and romance. Readers will be particularly charmed by the high jinks of the senior sisters, whose joie de vivre makes this book memorable." - Washington Post Book World

"Irresistible...Filled with surprise, poignancy, and excitement, this is a surefire winner."
- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Utterly charming and engrossing." - Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling novelist

"An absolute treat of a novel-a glorious, rip-roaring adventure, so funny and charming, yet laced with unexpected moments of real tenderness and reflection. Penny and Josephine are heroines in every sense of the word, being both ordinary and extraordinary, and their personalities leap off the page so energetically that I missed them the moment I finished the final line." - Lucy Dillon, Sunday Times bestseller of Unexpected Lessons in Love

"The Excitements is a rip-roaring adventure that is both tremendously intriguing and wonderfully engaging. In Penny and Josephine, CJ Wray has created two marvelously endearing and daring National Treasures in waiting. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M&S cardigans! A triumph!" - Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely People

"Funny, thrilling and brilliantly researched. From the SOE to dodgy knees, its heartwarming description of the adventures of the redoubtable Penny and Josephine, past and present, made me want them, absolutely, as great aunts of my own." - SJ Bennett, bestselling author of The Windsor Knot

"A joy from beginning to end. I loved the jovial adventures of two fearless female nonagenarian war veterans set alongside their intriguing and often thrilling wartime experiences. It's utterly wonderful." - Annie Lyons, author of The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

"I'm a huge fan of Richard Osman's books, but after reading this all I can say is, 'Move over Richard Osman, The Excitements are in town!' It's just so good-funny, heartwarming, wise and just so incredibly well-researched." - Alexandra Potter, author of Don't You Forget About Me