The Daughter of Victory Lights
With one chance to redefine her future, will she risk it all to be free?
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'PART CABARET, PART BURLESQUE, AND LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE! GENTLEMEN, AND LADIES IF YOU'VE DARED TO COME, WELCOME TO ...'
There was a pause, and Evelyn sensed those around her leaning forward in anticipation. 'THE VICTORY!' 1945: After the thrill and danger of volunteering in an all-female searchlight regiment protecting Londoners from German bombers overhead, Evelyn Bell is secretly dismayed to be sent back her rigid domestic life when the war is over. But then she comes across a secret night-time show, hidden from the law on a boat in the middle of the Thames. Entranced by the risque and lively performance, she grabs the opportunity to join the misfit crew and escape her dreary future. |
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At first the Victory travels from port to port to raucous applause, but as the shows get bigger and bigger, so too does the risks the performers are driven to take, as well as the growing emotional complications among the crew. Until one desperate night ...
1963: Lucy, an unloved and unwanted little girl, is rescued by a mysterious stranger who says he knows her mother. On the Isle of Wight, Lucy is welcomed into an eclectic family of ex-performers. She is showered with kindness and love, but gradually it becomes clear that there are secrets they refuse to share. Who is Evelyn Bell?
1963: Lucy, an unloved and unwanted little girl, is rescued by a mysterious stranger who says he knows her mother. On the Isle of Wight, Lucy is welcomed into an eclectic family of ex-performers. She is showered with kindness and love, but gradually it becomes clear that there are secrets they refuse to share. Who is Evelyn Bell?
"This is a beautifully told story about family - those we are born into and those we make for ourselves. I loved it!"
Lauren Chater, author
Lauren Chater, author
"The Daughter of Victory Lights is an enthralling look into a forgotten world of burlesque and female freedom post WW2."
Sunday Book Club
Sunday Book Club
"This novel is entrenched in grief and fear for many different things. Yet, it is an encouragement to all who are suffering to seek help. I may have cried but I feel light as air following the hopeful ending of this novel."
Tien's Blurb
Tien's Blurb
"This is a dazzling and radiant book and one that will be sold out everywhere."
HappyValley BooksRead
HappyValley BooksRead
"I love historical fiction and it is such a thrill to find something unique and original. The Daughter of Victory Lights is wonderfully immersive."
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