DAISY WOOD worked in publishing for some years before leaving to concentrate on her own writing. Her mother was a child during the Second World War, and it's a period that has always fascinated her. Her novels 'The Clockmaker's Wife', 'The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris', 'The Royal Librarian' and 'The Banned Books of Berlin' are all set during those tumultuous times - as is 'What We Did in the War', published under the name of Jennie Walters.
Happiest rootling about the London Library under the pretext of research, Daisy divides her time between London and Dorset. Apart from writing, she spends her time reading (for research and pleasure), cooking (she's an avid sourdough baker), and walking her two rescue dogs. She has a husband, two grown-up sons and the best cat in the world.
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DAISY WOOD worked in publishing for some years before leaving to concentrate on her own writing. Her mother was a child during the Second World War, and it's a period that has always fascinated her. Her novels 'The Clockmaker's Wife', 'The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris', 'The Royal Librarian' and 'The Banned Books of Berlin' are all set during those tumultuous times - as is 'What We Did in the War', published under the name of Jennie Walters.
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The world is at war. And time is running out…
London, 1940. Britain is gripped by the terror of the Blitz, forcing Nell Spelman to flee the capital with her young daughter – leaving behind her husband, Arthur, one of the clockmakers who keep Big Ben chiming.
When Arthur disappears, Nell is desperate to find him. Her search will lead her into far...
Paris, 1940: War is closing in on the City of Light. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear. Everything except his last beacon of hope: his beloved bookshop, La Page Cachée.
But when a young woman and her child knock on his door one night and beg for refuge, he knows his...
A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations…
Windsor, 1940: Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, where the young princesses are staying during the war. When she learns that Windsor is compromised and the royal family are threatened, Sophie...
Daisy Wood writing as Jennie Walters: Thelma and Louise in wartime London. Two women meet by chance during a bombing raid in World War Two and seize the chance to escape their humdrum lives and start anew. How long can they stay under the radar, and what disasters lie ahead when their carefully constructed world falls apart?
'Just like that, this went from a good book to a brilliant book. Honestly, I didn't see the plot twist coming' Reader review
'Brilliant character development, absolute...
So happy to say that I have a new book publishing on 10 April: 'The Banned Books of Berlin'. This one took me a while to write but I was pretty happy with it in the end. My...