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Faith and Beauty
(2015)(The Pursuit of Pearls)
(The fourth book in the Clara Vine series)A novel by Jane Thynne
'An irresistible page-turner packed with historical detail and told from a most unusual perspective.' Kirkus Review
In the spring of 1939, the drums of war beat throughout Europe, but nowhere more ferociously than in Berlin.
The film studio where Clara Vine works is churning out movies, but each day that she stays in Germany is more dangerous than the last. Spying on the private life of the Third Reich, passing secrets to contacts in British intelligence, falling into a passionate affair - any of these risky moves could get Clara shot.
So she is wholly shaken when someone close to her is murdered instead. The victim is Lottie Franke, an aspiring costume designer and student at the prestigious Faith and Beauty finishing school that trains young women to become the wives of the Nazi elite.
While the press considers Lottie’s death in the Grunewald forest the act of a lone madman, Clara uncovers deeper threads, tangled lines that seem to reach into the darkest depths of the Reich - and to a precious discovery that Hitler and his ruthless cohorts would kill for.
Author Bio:
Jane Thynne is the author of twelve novels, including the Clara Vine espionage series set in the Europe of the 1930s and 1940s. She also writes alternative history under the pen-name C.J Carey.
Praise for Jane Thynne:
'The perfect fusion of history, suspense and high romance' ― The Times on Black Roses
'A thoughtful but fast-moving novel' ― Reader's Digest on Black Roses
'This well-researched story unfolds with utterly knuckle-whitening suspense, and it was my favourite escapist read of the year' ��� Saga Magazine on Black Roses
'Terrific' -- Elizabeth Buchan ― The Sunday Times on Black Roses
'Jane Thynne's smooth writing, sensitive understanding of the era and sharp observations combine into an excellent historical thriller' -- Jessica Mann ― Literary Review on Black Roses
'Fast-paced and gripping' ― The Sunday Times on The Winter Garden
'A thoroughly enjoyable read: fast-paced, atmospheric and genuinely suspenseful' ― Mail on Sunday on The Winter Garden
'Both historically fascinating and a proper thriller' ― Reader's Digest on The Winter Garden
'An absolute cracker of a read...Thynne expertly maintains the suspense, while evoking the tension of Berlin as the city gathers its strength for war' ― The Times on The Winter Garden
'A thumpingly good read with a strong denouement' ― Mail on Sunday on The Winter Garden
'So convincing one forgets that it is a piece of fiction' ― The Lady on The Winter Garden
'Pre-war Germany's atmosphere of reprehension, terror and Nazi hubris is vividly evoked in a gripping but sad tale' -- Jessica Mann ― Literary Review on The Winter Garden
'A tale of suspense and intrigue...Thynne's grasp of the period is first-class, and she has woven in a tender wartime love story' ― Mail on Sunday on A War of Flowers
'Darkly brooding horror hangs over Germany; an irresistible page-turner packed with historical detail and told from a most unusual perspective' ― Kirkus Reviews on Faith and Beauty
Genre: Historical Mystery
In the spring of 1939, the drums of war beat throughout Europe, but nowhere more ferociously than in Berlin.
The film studio where Clara Vine works is churning out movies, but each day that she stays in Germany is more dangerous than the last. Spying on the private life of the Third Reich, passing secrets to contacts in British intelligence, falling into a passionate affair - any of these risky moves could get Clara shot.
So she is wholly shaken when someone close to her is murdered instead. The victim is Lottie Franke, an aspiring costume designer and student at the prestigious Faith and Beauty finishing school that trains young women to become the wives of the Nazi elite.
While the press considers Lottie’s death in the Grunewald forest the act of a lone madman, Clara uncovers deeper threads, tangled lines that seem to reach into the darkest depths of the Reich - and to a precious discovery that Hitler and his ruthless cohorts would kill for.
Author Bio:
Jane Thynne is the author of twelve novels, including the Clara Vine espionage series set in the Europe of the 1930s and 1940s. She also writes alternative history under the pen-name C.J Carey.
Praise for Jane Thynne:
'The perfect fusion of history, suspense and high romance' ― The Times on Black Roses
'A thoughtful but fast-moving novel' ― Reader's Digest on Black Roses
'This well-researched story unfolds with utterly knuckle-whitening suspense, and it was my favourite escapist read of the year' ��� Saga Magazine on Black Roses
'Terrific' -- Elizabeth Buchan ― The Sunday Times on Black Roses
'Jane Thynne's smooth writing, sensitive understanding of the era and sharp observations combine into an excellent historical thriller' -- Jessica Mann ― Literary Review on Black Roses
'Fast-paced and gripping' ― The Sunday Times on The Winter Garden
'A thoroughly enjoyable read: fast-paced, atmospheric and genuinely suspenseful' ― Mail on Sunday on The Winter Garden
'Both historically fascinating and a proper thriller' ― Reader's Digest on The Winter Garden
'An absolute cracker of a read...Thynne expertly maintains the suspense, while evoking the tension of Berlin as the city gathers its strength for war' ― The Times on The Winter Garden
'A thumpingly good read with a strong denouement' ― Mail on Sunday on The Winter Garden
'So convincing one forgets that it is a piece of fiction' ― The Lady on The Winter Garden
'Pre-war Germany's atmosphere of reprehension, terror and Nazi hubris is vividly evoked in a gripping but sad tale' -- Jessica Mann ― Literary Review on The Winter Garden
'A tale of suspense and intrigue...Thynne's grasp of the period is first-class, and she has woven in a tender wartime love story' ― Mail on Sunday on A War of Flowers
'Darkly brooding horror hangs over Germany; an irresistible page-turner packed with historical detail and told from a most unusual perspective' ― Kirkus Reviews on Faith and Beauty
Genre: Historical Mystery
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