Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal.
Compelling historical fiction that traces the life of a young English immigrant woman who travels to America at the turn of the century to start a new life for herself. Encountering danger, romance, heartache and tragedy, she strives to fit into a
Humphry Knipe is a graduate of Rhodes University, South Africa. He is co-author of The Dominant Man (Delacorte 1972), a study of animal and human “pecking orders” which has been translated in five languages.
The Nero Prediction, a revolutionary re-evaluation of Rome’s notorious emperor, won the 2006 Independent Publishers “Best Historical Novel” award.
His most recent publication is Time Taxi, an illustrated book for children that makes learning about evolution fun.
Email: humknipe@gmail.com
Birth Place
Kimberley, South Africa
Accomplishments
Independent Publishers Book Awards: "Best Historical Fiction" for The Nero Prediction.
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