Under Darkening Skies

<p><b>'A fascinating and engrossing read' LORRAINE KELLY</b><br><b><br>'Moving and hugely entertaining' RICHARD MADELEY</b><br><b><br>'Loved it' FERN BRITTON</b><br><br><b>***<br><br>It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of change...</b><br><br>Kitty has escaped her family home in England to join an international brigade of fighters high up on the snow-covered Spanish borders, determined to lead an effective fight against the growing Fascist forces sweeping across Spain.<br><br>In Oxford, Grace has embarked on a new posting, working with two medical scientists - one Australian, one a German refugee - on the brink of a great discovery that will impact a life-changing treatment for infection. But for now, they need to keep their findings away from the envious eyes of Nazi extremists.<br><br>And in London, Lieselotte, one of the only surviving members of a German family rounded up by fanatics in their own country, is invited to a clandestine meeting, there to be recruited to work that will divert the course of international action.<br><br>As the years pass and the bloody fighting in Europe bites, these women - bonded by idealism, love and extraordinary courage - leave an indelible mark on the historical landscape , united in their efforts to make change in a world riven by war.<br><br>UNDER DARKENING SKIES is the concluding story in Hilary Jones's compelling and dramatic trilogy of the twentieth century, covering a time of upheaval, conflict and extraordinary leaps in medicine that affect how we lead our lives now.<br><br><b>'A brilliantly sweeping drama' ANTON DU BEKE</b><br><br><b>'An exciting tale of intrigue, determination and fortitude' SHAUN WALLACE</b><br><br><b>'A</b><b> compelling story, great characters and packed full of historical and medical detail' ED BALLS</b><b><br><br>'This book is a real page-turner and brilliantly researched' DR DAWN HARPER, author of LIVE WELL TO 101</b><br><br><b><u>Reviews for FRONTLINE and EYE OF THE STORM:</u></b><br><b><br>'An enthralling tale'<i> Daily Mirror</i></b><br><br>'<b>An</b> <b>ambitious, sweeping epic of a story</b>, <b>visceral in its descriptions</b>,<b> and</b> <b>written with great insight and empathy</b>' <b><i>Historical Novel Society</i></b></p>