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The Silent Stars Go By

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Hardback, 240 pages
Published
United Kingdom, 5 November 2020

‘Bittersweet perfection’ Guardian, Best Books of the Year
‘An engulfing historical novel’ The Times, Best Books of the Year
‘A festive classic in the making’ Observer, Best Books of the Year

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal

Three years ago, Margot’s life was turned upside down when her fiancé, Harry, went missing in action on the Western Front. Worse, she was left with a devastating secret which threatened to ruin her life and destroy the reputation of her family. As a respectable vicar’s daughter, Margot has had to guard that secret with great care ever since, no matter how much pain it causes her.

Now it’s Christmas 1919, and Margot’s family is gathering back home in the vicarage for the first time since the end of the Great War. And miraculously Harry has returned, hoping to see Margot and rekindle their romance. Can Margot ever reveal the shocking truth to the only man she has ever loved?

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‘Bittersweet perfection’ Guardian, Best Books of the Year
‘An engulfing historical novel’ The Times, Best Books of the Year
‘A festive classic in the making’ Observer, Best Books of the Year

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal

Three years ago, Margot’s life was turned upside down when her fiancé, Harry, went missing in action on the Western Front. Worse, she was left with a devastating secret which threatened to ruin her life and destroy the reputation of her family. As a respectable vicar’s daughter, Margot has had to guard that secret with great care ever since, no matter how much pain it causes her.

Now it’s Christmas 1919, and Margot’s family is gathering back home in the vicarage for the first time since the end of the Great War. And miraculously Harry has returned, hoping to see Margot and rekindle their romance. Can Margot ever reveal the shocking truth to the only man she has ever loved?

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Product Details
EAN
9781783449903
ISBN
178344990X
Dimensions
22.2 x 14.4 x 2.5 centimeters (0.36 kg)

About the Author

Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.

Reviews

"Nuanced and evocative, this is bittersweet perfection"
*Books of the Year, Guardian*

"Sally Nicholls conjures another era with a miraculous lightness of touch that fills me with joy and envy. Her characters don't just leap off the page, they grab you by the collar, demand your sympathy and surprise you at every turn"
*Frances Hardinge*

"Gorgeously bittersweet, a festive classic in the making"
*Books of the Year, Observer*

"An engulfing historical novel"
*Books of the Year, The Times*

"A page-turner"
*Books of the Year, Telegraph*

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