SANDRA HOWARD'S NEW RELEASE - LOVE AT WAR - A PERFECT READ

Our Society of Women Writers and Journalists' Patron Lady Sandra Howard celebrates her latest novel Love at War which will be released on Thursday 28 July. Her book is based on a true story, the loves, dramas and losses of a resourceful, exceptional girl. “This book will keep you turning the pages.” Celia Haddon. 

In March 1940 Laura boards a ship and travels through the torpedoed waters of the Mediterranean to chase after Harry whom she has fallen in love with. He was out in Uganda, but has joined up to fight with the King’s African Rifles. Will she succeed in her quest? 

This compelling story follows the loves and losses of a young woman far from home while war is rife, and how she grows through the trials she faces. Strong-willed and proudly independent, she has many dramatic life-changing upheavals to face. Starting in Germany, the story moves on to Cairo, Palestine and East Africa. 

Praise for Sandra Howard’s previous books: “...Beautifully written, emotionally engaging.” Daily Mail “...The novel never loses pace... thrilling.” 

Daily Telegraph “Intriguing and captivating... with plenty of pace and suspense.” Daily Mirror.

Sandra Howard was one of the leading fashion models of the 60s and 70s, appearing on the cover of American Vogue for two months in succession. She moved into freelance journalism, writing for newspapers and magazines including the Daily Mail and Sunday Express. She had a regular column in the Sunday Telegraph’s Stella Magazine, writes on travel for the Mail on Sunday and has written six previous novels. 

Her seventh novel, Love at War, is set mainly in Cairo and East Africa during WW2. Sandra says:

 “I came to write the novel after hearing from someone who had been at a talk that I’d given about one of my novels. His name was Antony Hummel and he had a huge collection of his parents’ wartime letters. Would I be interested in telling their story? I was curious, grateful to have the letters (though haven’t used them directly) and Antony gave me full permission to fictionalise his parent’s wartime experiences. He has since read the manuscript, which happily he and his wife liked very much. His grandparents were German, but had become naturalised British in 1911, out in Malaya where Antony’s grandfather had been doing forestry. His maternal grandmother was quite a famous figure in the medical world. Later in life she was befriended by Prince Charles who had taken an interest in her work.” 

RELEASE DATE: 28/07/2022 ISBN: 9781915122131 Price: £11.99