Isabel’s War

The new tale of female camaraderie and bravery from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon - available to pre-order now! 
 
When one woman's attempt to help the war effort from her sleepy Devon village is thwarted, she is determined to fight back! 
 
September 1940: When Isabel Yaxley becomes homeless and heartbroken following a London air raid, she calls on her old friend Julia Nance for help. Julia runs a guesthouse in faraway Slipscombe, Devon, and Isabel hopes that sleepy village life is exactly what she needs to start again. 
 But when she tries to join the local Defence Volunteers, she finds that they do not accept women . . . 
 Determined to do her bit from her new rural surroundings, Isabel sets up her own organisation. But with opposition on all sides, can she unite these isolated women against the common enemy?

Rosie Meddon lives in Devon, where her novels are set. Inspired by the history around her, her novels follow two generations of women through times of war. 
 
 
When not writing, Rosie will either be on her allotment or else exploring the West Country, where she is always on the lookout for inspiration for further novels.

September 1940: World War II is raging, but Isabel is finally able to escape her unhappy marriage when her husband is promoted to a new army post and leaves their London home. 
 
But within hours of freedom, and potential happiness with Vincent who really loves her, the two are separated in an air raid. Hoping that an old friend will give her refuge, Isabel calls on Julia who runs a Devon guesthouse, who immediately invites her to mend her broken heart in the comfort of sleepy village life. But when Isabel tries to join the local Defence Volunteers, she finds that they do not accept women. 
 
Determined to give the local women a voice, Isabel sets up her own organisation. But can her venture unite these isolated women together against their enemy?

Rosie Meddon

Devon, 1939. 
 
Young widow Julia Nance has found happiness again running her beloved Guesthouse, Fairlight, but with the arrival of war, even her last bookings are being cancelled. Step-daughter Elowen immediately offers to find work with arch rival Alma Jennings, but Julia prefers to keep her close, and searches desperately for alternatives. 
 
Offering up her beloved home to be requisitioned, looking for any opportunity for work herself, she finds herself thwarted at every turn, and unwilling to accept the help of unscrupulous brother-in-law Pasco. With the threat of invasion growing, she ends up throwing herself into plans to protect the village and locals and through this finds an unexpected way to save her home and livelihood.

Julia's War

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