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GIVEAWAY of ‘I Can’t Begin To Tell You’ by Elizabeth Buchan – Denmark and England
26th August 2018
I Can’t Begin To Tell You by Elizabeth Buchan, WW2 novel set in Denmark and England
WW2 – When the Nazis invade Denmark, British-born Kay Eberstern is sickened when Bror – her husband of twenty-five years – collaborates with the enemy to save his family home.
Lured by British Intelligence into a covert world of resistance, her life in the hands of London’s code breakers, Kay’s betrayal of her husband is complete as she risks her home and children to protect an SOE agent who won’t even tell her his name……
How to enter:
We have FIVE copies of this wonderful WW2 novel and you can be in with a chance of winning a copy – just tell us in the Comments below which novel set in WW2 you have enjoyed! Do this by midnight (UK time) on Saturday, 8th September and the first 5 names chosen at random will each be sent a copy. It’s International!!
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There have been a few. Life after Life by Kate Atkinson is marvellous!
I enjoyed the Stepney Doorstep Society by Kate Thompson. It’s about real eastend women during the war
The Puppet Boy of Warsaw by Eva Weaver
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr. I read this as a child and it’s left a lasting impression on me, gave me a much different perspective to the history books at school.
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. A journal of a family living in Haarlem Holland during WW2.
A story of tragedy , loss and throughout all hope and the power of good over evil.
So interested by all your choices. A fantastic selection. I shall have to go and look up quite a few.
I have always fascinated by the Second World War and the roles that women played in it. When I was researching an earlier novel about the SOE – its heroine is an SOE agent who is parachuted into occupied France – I was contacted by someone who used to work for the SOE and we became friends. She gave me some of the insider detail for I Can’t Begin to Tell You
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Thanks so much for logging on to engage with TripFiction members, Elizabeth. There are some really interesting WW2 books mentioned, aren’t there? And thanks for your author’s insight into the SOE and its relevance for ‘I Can’t Begin to Tell You’ and for one of your earlier novels.
50 comments so far and only 5 books in the GIVEAWAY….there are going to be a lot of disappointed people, but hopefully many more will want to read your book now!
TF’s Andrew
Sleeper The Red Storm, by JD Fennell is awesome book.
I have always enjoyed books set during WWII having first started with the classic The Silver Sword, which I even read to my own children.
I always enjoy The Diary of Anne Frank. I’d so love to win this great prize ❤️
the Boy in the striped pyjamas
Charlotte Gray
the Boy in the stripped pyjamas
Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
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Survivor by Lesley Pearse
Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon.
The Book Thief is a favorite.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulkes is one of my favourites
Ghostwritten by Isabel Wolff. It was exquisite in its detail!
I enjoyed Ginny Cooper’s War – Lawson McDowell
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The nighingale by kirstin hannah all her books are fabulous.
The Painted Bird
Nightingale or sure!
Nightingale or sure!
I loved The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a good one 🙂
I quite enjoyed The Book Thief.
‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’, by Richard Flanagan, was incredibly moving.
I am very interested in books set in WW2 so this will be a great prize! 🙂
Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks. Part of a loose trilogy of books by this wonderful author. Loved reading it.
So many I’ve loved……The Nightengale among my favorites.
The nightengale, excellent book, kristin Hannah
Loved reading The Book Thief
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The young adult book Put Out The Lights by Terry Deary made a significant impression on me when I was several (!) years younger and in later years Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans! Would welcome any recommendations so keen to see what other suggestions people come up with.
I haven’t read a WW2 n el, but I’d love to
Hearts of Resistance!! Would love to win this!!
This Shining Land by Rosalind Laker – Norwegian Resistance. Read a library copy, enjoyed it and pleased to find a copy in a charity shop a couple of months later. Still have it 30 years later.
Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff was a wonderful read. Inspired me to read her other books.
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Dear Mrs Byrd was different and amazing
Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff was a wonderful read. InspIred me to read more of her books.
Omg, I love books set in WWII, so it’s a hard one, but The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman is a really good one.
I loved The Air Raid Killer by Fank Goldammer – wonderfully descriptive read and from a German perspective of WW2 – highly recommend reading it!
The Toymaker Liam Pieper
The Book Thief, just wonderful.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
I have recently read Dear Mrs Bird by A J Pearce.
Enjoyed is probably the wrong word, but The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was very moving!
“Goodnight Mr Tom” was heartbreaking.
Homefires
The Boy In the Striped Pajamas
Dominion by C J Sansom is a fantastic read
Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves by Rachel Malik
Suite Française was very good x
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The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas was very moving…
Loved The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine. It’s set in two different times, 1940 and the present day.