WICKWYTHE HALL
by
Judithe Little
Genre: Historical Fiction / WWII
Publisher: Black Opal Books
Date of Publication: September 30, 2017
Number of Pages: 324
*Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist*
*2018 Reader Views Readers’ Choice Award for Historical Fiction*
*Winner of the Tyler R. Tichelaar Award for Best Historical Fiction*
*Official selection of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club*
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May 1940. The Germans invade France and the course of three lives is upended. Annelle LeMaire is a French refugee desperate to contact her Legionnaire brothers. Mabry Springs, American wife of a wealthy Brit, is struggling to come to terms with a troubled marriage and imminent German invasion. And Reid Carr, American representative of French champagne house Pol Roger, brings more than champagne to Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Their paths entwine when Churchill and his entourage take refuge at Wickwythe Hall, the Springs’ country estate hidden from the full moon and German bombers beneath a shroud of trees. There, as secrets and unexpected liaisons unfold, Annelle, Mabry, and Reid are forever bound by the tragedy they share.
Part Downton Abbey, part Darkest Hour, Wickwythe Hall was inspired by an actual confrontation between the British and French navies in July 1940 and is a story of love, loyalty, and heartrending choices.
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Praise
“…a riveting and enlightening mix of history and fiction that puts a human face on the costs of war…engaging…” — Foreword Reviews
“Little’s characterization of Churchill is so well done. She makes his personality and presence so real. Mabry was a character to be admired for her decisions and actions. A good read with a satisfying ending.” — Historical Novels Review
“Judithe Little tackles war and masterfully boils it down to personal moral dilemmas. Beautifully written and rich with atmosphere…Wickwythe Hall is a stellar achievement.” — Ann Weisgarber, author of The Personal History of Rachel DuPree and The Promise
“…an emotional and touching story about the lives of three people during World War II, at the time of Hitler’s invasion of France in 1940. Inspired by real people, places, and events in history, this whirlwind novel will no doubt leave an imprint on your heart long after you finish reading.” — Reader Views
“If you love history, beautifully rendered characters, and stories that will tug at your heart, add Wickwythe Hall to your list.” — Book Perfume
I Will Wait
Guest Post by Judithe Little
My head is always swimming with songs, fragments of refrains, repeating rhythms. So it seemed natural that one of the characters in my historical novel, Wickwythe Hall, a French woman named Annelle LeMaire, would also have a song playing in her head. But what song would that be?
One of the themes of Wickwythe Hall is waiting. Annelle is waiting for word from her brothers, fighters with the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, to know that they’re safe. In France, on the beaches of Dunkirk, British soldiers wait for rescue. In England, where most of the novel takes place, Mabry Springs, an American married to a wealthy Brit, waits for the Germans to come, for the bombs to fall. And Reid Carr, a secret liaison between Downing Street and the White House, waits with Winston Churchill for help from President Roosevelt, praying the U.S will step in and join a war they want no part of.
A popular French song at the time was J’Attendrai, which means “I will wait.” This is the song that plays in Annelle’s head and that she sometimes hums to herself. It’s a beautiful song that evokes the time period, the sense of longing, the melancholy of not knowing what will happen next.
Judithe Little grew up in Virginia and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. After studying at the Institute of European Studies and the Institut Catholique in Paris, France, and interning at the U.S. Department of State, she earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law where she was on the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Law and a Dillard Fellow. She lives with her husband, three teenagers, and three dogs in Houston, Texas, where she’s at work on her next historical novel set in France.
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