Wickwythe Hall
May 1940. Hitler invades France, a move that threatens all of Europe, and three lives intersect at Wickwythe Hall, an opulent estate in the English countryside--a beautiful French refugee, a take-charge American heiress, and a charming champagne vendeur with ties to Roosevelt and Churchill, who isn't what he seems. There, secrets and unexpected liaisons unfold, until a shocking tragedy in a far off Algerian port binds them forever...
Wickwythe Hall is inspired by actual people, places and events, including Operation Catapult, a sea action in which Churchill launched a bloody attack on the French fleet to keep the powerful ships out of Hitler's reach. Over 1,000 French sailors, who just days before fought side-by-side with the British, perished. Humanizing this forgotten piece of history, Wickwythe Hall takes the reader behind the blackout curtains of upper-class England, through the bustling private quarters of Churchill's Downing Street, and along the tense back alleys of occupied Vichy, illustrating what it took to survive in the dark, early days of World War II.
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Become an affiliateJudithe Little is the award-winning author of Wickwythe Hall. She earned a BA and JD from the University of Virginia and now lives with her family in Houston, Texas. Find her on Instagram, @JuditheLittle, and at Facebook.com/JuditheLittle.
"Beautifully written and rich with atmosphere...a stellar achievement." Ann Welsgarber, author of The Personal History of Rachel Dupree and The Promise.
"...a riveting and enlightening mix of history and fiction that puts a human face on the costs of war...engaging..." Foreword Reviews