What I Saw and How I Lied Award-winning by Judy Blundell (author)

It seemed like a dream. The world had exploded…

Summer’s ending, Evie’s step-father is finally home from the Second World War, and Evie is sick of her glamorous mother treating her like a little girl. Then a mysterious stranger appears: a handsome ex-GI who served in combat with Evie’s step-father. Slowly, Evie realizes that she is falling in love with him. But he has dark secrets, and a strange control over her parents. When he is found dead, Evie’s world is shattered. Torn between her family and the man she loved, Evie must betray someone. But who?

“Gripping … beautifully paced and told” The Times

“You’ll be holding your breath as you turn every page” News of the World