What We Did in the War

<p><strong>Can you ever let go of the past? Two women unhappy with their lives seize a chance to start over during a WWII bombing raid in this dramatic and suspenseful novel.</strong></p><p> </p><p>London 1944: As bombs start raining from the sky two women rush out of a restaurant leaving their possessions behind. Their chance meeting amid the chaos and destruction will have long-lasting consequences. Both beset by desperate problems they take advantage of the wartime chaos to escape their humdrum lives and start again. .</p><p> </p><p>Sticking together the pair live under the radar using a stolen ration book to feed themselves and relying on a street kid's help to get by. Cecil eventually finds work while glamorous feckless Claude looks after the flat-or doesn't. Gradually their friendship sours and resentment creeps in. Just as Cecil is wondering whether she should ever have trusted Claude in the first place she makes a shocking discovery-one that will expose a web of secrets lead to an act of violence and set the two on separate and very different paths.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Clockmaker's Wife</em> written by the author under the name Daisy Wood:</strong></p><p> </p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A ticking time-bomb of intrigue wrapped around stark but rich descriptions of the Blitz. An unforgettable wartime debut. -Mandy Robotham international bestselling author of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Berlin Girl</em></p>