Night Shall Overtake Us

Night Shall Overtake Us

Summary

In Edwardian England a vow of friendship is a thing of innocence. Even when tested by the passionate militancy of the suffragette movement or the rigorous demands of the Season, the bonds between Rory, Eleanor, Jenny and Francesca hold fast. But nothing can withstand the unprecedented onslaught of the First World War - and as the best of an entire generation is extinguished on the battlefields of Europe, a schoolgirl pledge, too, lies broken...

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  • If it is possible to imagine Jeffrey Archer and Jilly Cooper pooling their talents, Night Shall Overtake Us is exactly the sort of book they would produce
    Sunday Telegraph

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Kate Saunders

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