Coventry
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A stunning novel of
love, loss and redemption, Coventry was published to rave reviews and
became an instant bestseller in 2008. The Gazette (Montreal) called it “a
small gem. . . . A beautifully sculpted, meticulously researched work.” The
novel opens on the fateful evening of November 14, 1940, when from her post as a
firewatcher on the roof of Coventry Cathedral, Harriet watches the waves of
German bombers approach. As the city is consumed by firestorms, Harriet flees
alongside a young firewatcher named Jeremy, in search of safety and Jeremy’s
mother, Maeve. But Maeve has escaped to the countryside, and when she and
Harriet finally unite, it is Jeremy they hope to find alive. Coventry
captures the unspeakable pain of loss and the ways in which we remember those we
love.
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Critical Praise for
Coventry
“Humphreys captures, most alluringly, the joyful and solitary
nature of the human heart.”
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The Globe and Mail
“Humphreys reminds us how love is found and lost, lives are
forever changed and unexpected friendships are born.”
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Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle
Humphreys
deploys her immense craft with spellbinding results in this story about
the Blitz in Coventry during the Second World War. Nobody conveys longing like Humphreys
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NOW Magazine
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Coventry
On the evening of November 14, 1940, Harriet stands on the roof of the cathedral in the British town of Coventry and marvels at the magnificence of frost glittering beneath a full moon. But it is a bomber’s moon. The Germans are coming to unleash destruction. For Harriet, Jeremy, the young...
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