The Lady at the Lodging House
Represented by:
Sophie Gorell Barnes
Category:
historical mystery
Publisher:
Bookouture
Publication date:
May 6, 2026
Foreign rights controlled by:
MBA
London, 1940. In a Mayfair townhouse behind a wide front door, three women must bond together to make it through the war – no matter their differences.
A world away from the wealth and comfort of her family home, lord’s daughter Betony Styles has come to love her new life at a London lodging house with Grace and Jess. Selling her beautiful gowns to pay for her rent and rations for the other girls, Betony is determined to do her bit.
By day she works in the factory sewing much-needed uniforms for the Women’s Air Force. At night, air raid sirens blaze – but Betony and the other girls do all they can to help in the hardest hit neighbourhoods, rescuing a precious newborn from the rubble. And she’s head over heels with her beau, brave Canadian pilot Winter Macpherson.
But her father believes duty to her family should come before her duty for her country. He demands she give up playing games and come home once and for all.
To stand up to her father and follow her own path, Betony needs Grace and Jess more than ever. But when Winter disappears, her heart shatters. Together, can the lodging house girls give each other hope even in the darkest times?
Reviews
‘Wow, this book packs a punch!… Brilliant… Heartbreaking… Oh, my goodness… Had me gasping and picking my jaw up off the floor… I was speechless.’
The Plain Spoken Pen
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