The Gates of Midnight

War has come to London once more and Holly Beckman, now a widow, is forced to find new depths of courage in the face of adversity. David Aspinall, her first lover, has come back after twenty years abroad. He still holds a fatal charm for Holly but only time will tell if she can finally trust him. A new generation defies convention in the face of death, as Holly’s RAF pilot son Chris and David’s niece embark on a whirlwind affair. Across the channel, Ritchie Beckman – his lucrative art business crumbling as the Germans advance on Paris – risks everything to outwit the Nazis, but his plan could mean tragedy for the whole Beckman family…’She writes in bright colours with bold, confident strokes’ Glasgow Herald

Reviews of The Gates of Midnight

Jessica Stirling's high reputation is well deserved Manchester Evening News She writes in bright colours with bold, confident strokes Glasgow Herald A naturally gifted writer…with the ability to take the reader with her to the time and place in which she has set her novel E. V. Thompson An author with a gift of storytelling Annabel