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clean teen
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disappearance
england 1940
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forthcoming
gothic
historical fiction for teens
kent
literary
love story
magical realism
manor house
murder mystery
spitfire pilot
suspense
ve day
world war two
WW2
Product details
- ISBN 9781915026163
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 13 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A stunning historical YA romance from bestselling author
Lucy Strange, for fans of Laura Wood or Alwyn Hamilton.
'An utterly luminous book, which stayed with me long after
the final pages' NATASHA FARRANT
'An achingly beautiful coming of age story, with a stunning
romance I feared might break my heart at any page' ALWYN
HAMILTON
Wartime Kent. Devastated, Juliet returns to her mother’s
ancestral home in Dungeness to stay with her sister and recover
from the loss of her fiancé, Xander, a dashing Spitfire pilot.
However, while sheltering with a group of young airmen during
an air raid, she uncovers a truth about Xander that challenges everything
she believed she knew about him.
To restore her faith in herself and love, she must solve the tragic
murder of local girl Minnie Munday, with the spirit of Samphire
House and an unlikely hero …
Gorgeously romantic clean teen fiction from bestselling
author Lucy Strange, author of Sisters of the Lost Marsh,
The Ghost of Gosswater and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted
Our Castle by the Sea
An unforgettable, sweeping WW2 romance with a thrilling
murder mystery thread
Showcases Lucy's trademark themes, now for an older teenage
readership: atmosphere, female identity and the gothic
