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The Poppy Wife

by Caroline Scott
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**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK**
Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and 1917
If someone you loved went missing, would you ever stop searching for them?
'This excellent debut is a melancholic reminder of the rippling after-effects of war' The Times
'[An] impressive debut... a touching novel of love and loss' Sunday Times
1921. The Great War is over and while many survivors have been reunited with their loved ones, Edie's husband Francis has not come home. He has been declared 'missing, believed killed', but when Edie receives a mysterious photograph in the post, taken by Francis, hope flares. And so she begins to search.
Francis's brother, Harry, is also searching. Hired by grieving families to photograph gravesites, he has returned to the Western Front. He too longs for Francis to be alive, so they can forgive each other for the last conversation they ever had.
And as Harry and Edie's paths converge, they begin to get closer to a startling truth.
An incredibly moving account of an often-forgotten moment in history, The Poppy Wife is an epic novel of forbidden love, loss and the shattered hearts left behind in the wake of the First World War.
Caroline Scott is a freelance writer and historian specializing in WWI and women's history. The Poppy Wife is partially inspired by her family history.
Praise for The Poppy Wife:
'A beautifully written must-read' heat
'A gripping, devastating novel about the lost and the ones they left behind' Sarra Manning, RED
'Terrific first novel' Daily Mail
'Scott has done an amazing job of drawing on real stories to craft a powerful novel' Good Housekeeping
'A deeply poignant and immersive novel... told in beautiful, elevated prose. I was completely caught up in these characters' stories' Rachel Hore
'What a wonderful debut novel... I couldn't stop reading' Lorna Cook
'A sublimely rendered portrait of the search for answers amidst the chaos and devastation left behind in the aftermath of World War 1' Fiona Valpy
'A poignant hymn to those who gave up their lives for their country and to those who were left behind' Fanny Blake
'I was utterly captivated by this novel' Isabelle Broom
'Beautiful, unflinching... unforgettable' Iona Grey
'Momentous, revelatory and astonishing historical fiction!' Historical Novel Society
'Had me spellbound from the first page to the last' Hazel Gaynor
'An amazing debut. It captivated me from start to finish and I can't recommend it highly enough' NB Magazine
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

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  • ISBN: 9781471187681
  • Release date: October 31, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781471187681
  • File size: 4535 KB
  • Release date: October 31, 2019
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**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK**
Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and 1917
If someone you loved went missing, would you ever stop searching for them?
'This excellent debut is a melancholic reminder of the rippling after-effects of war' The Times
'[An] impressive debut... a touching novel of love and loss' Sunday Times
1921. The Great War is over and while many survivors have been reunited with their loved ones, Edie's husband Francis has not come home. He has been declared 'missing, believed killed', but when Edie receives a mysterious photograph in the post, taken by Francis, hope flares. And so she begins to search.
Francis's brother, Harry, is also searching. Hired by grieving families to photograph gravesites, he has returned to the Western Front. He too longs for Francis to be alive, so they can forgive each other for the last conversation they ever had.
And as Harry and Edie's paths converge, they begin to get closer to a startling truth.
An incredibly moving account of an often-forgotten moment in history, The Poppy Wife is an epic novel of forbidden love, loss and the shattered hearts left behind in the wake of the First World War.
Caroline Scott is a freelance writer and historian specializing in WWI and women's history. The Poppy Wife is partially inspired by her family history.
Praise for The Poppy Wife:
'A beautifully written must-read' heat
'A gripping, devastating novel about the lost and the ones they left behind' Sarra Manning, RED
'Terrific first novel' Daily Mail
'Scott has done an amazing job of drawing on real stories to craft a powerful novel' Good Housekeeping
'A deeply poignant and immersive novel... told in beautiful, elevated prose. I was completely caught up in these characters' stories' Rachel Hore
'What a wonderful debut novel... I couldn't stop reading' Lorna Cook
'A sublimely rendered portrait of the search for answers amidst the chaos and devastation left behind in the aftermath of World War 1' Fiona Valpy
'A poignant hymn to those who gave up their lives for their country and to those who were left behind' Fanny Blake
'I was utterly captivated by this novel' Isabelle Broom
'Beautiful, unflinching... unforgettable' Iona Grey
'Momentous, revelatory and astonishing historical fiction!' Historical Novel Society
'Had me spellbound from the first page to the last' Hazel Gaynor
'An amazing debut. It captivated me from start to finish and I can't recommend it highly enough' NB Magazine
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Fiction Historical Fiction