The Map Maker's Promise

<h2><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>The beautiful new historical fiction novel from bestseller Catherine Law</span></h2><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>One night everything changed...</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Air raid sirens wail across London and nineteen-year-old Clare takes her chances in the streets rather than heading to the office basement - and risk being in the same vicinity as </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>him</em><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> the man who hurt her in the worst way possible...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>... and makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Over a year later and Clare is heartbroken to be saying goodbye to her newborn daughter Mirren. Leaving her in the care of her sister in a remote - and therefore safe - house in The Highlands she heads back south to become a map maker for Bomber Command.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>The work is tough and Clare struggles with having a direct hand in killing ordinary people. Combined with the guilt for leaving her baby behind her dark thoughts could destroy her... or make her stronger than ever.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>A heart-breaking tale of love loss and redemption this is a moving and poignant story of motherhood and the complexities of healing in the aftermath of war.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'I was </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>completely enthralled</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>. I could not put this </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>beautifully written</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> book down and read it in one glorious sitting. Such wonderful writing. Such a compelling and haunting story. And the descriptions! The settings come alive and I absolutely lived every scene.' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Renita D'Silva</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'an </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>engrossing</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> - often heartbreaking but </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>entirely compelling</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> - story that I thoroughly enjoyed and one I'd very much recommend to others' ????? </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Reader Review</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'A beautifully written story which </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>tugged at the heart strings</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>.' ????? </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Reader Review</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'the ending is </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>a masterclass in great storytelling</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>' ????? </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Reader Review</em></p><h2><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Praise for Catherine Law:</span></h2><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>'A beautifully written </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>emotional absorbing story</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)> about love family and secrets. I absolutely loved it.' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Siobhan Daiko</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>''I was engrossed in this </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>beautiful heartfelt story</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>. Characters to care about and a plot that kept me turning the pages.' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1)>Helen Parusel</em></p>