Book Giveaway: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly
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This week’s book giveaway is for the historical fiction book The Light Over London by Julia Kelly.
What is this book about?
It’s easier for Cara Hargraves to bury herself in the past than to confront the present, which is why working for a gruff but brilliant antiques dealer is perfect. While clearing out an estate, she pries open an old tin that holds the relics of a lost relationship: an unfinished diary from World War II and a photo of a young woman in uniform. Captivated by the hauntingly beautiful diary, Cara begins her search for the author, never guessing that it might reveal her own family’s wartime secrets.
In 1941, nineteen-year-old Louise Keene feels trapped in her Cornish village, waiting for a wealthy suitor her mother has chosen for her to return from the war. But when Louise meets Flight Lieutenant Paul Bolton, a dashing RAF pilot stationed at a local base, everything changes. And changes again when Paul’s unit is deployed without warning.
Desperate for a larger life, Louise joins the women’s auxiliary branch of the British Army in the anti-aircraft gun unit as a gunner girl. As bombs fall on London, she and the other gunner girls show their bravery and resilience while performing their duties during deadly air raids. The only thing that gets Louise through those dark, bullet-filled nights is knowing that she and Paul will be together when the war is over. But when a bundle of her letters to him are returned unopened, she learns that wartime romance can have a much darker side.
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Giveaway
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The comment requirement for this giveaway is: You are working at an antique store, opening an estate sale box. What vintage treasure do you find?
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26 Comments
danielle hammelef
Inside of the box, I would find a pocket watch engraved with a loving message from Mary Todd Lincoln to her husband Abraham. It’s dated the day of his inauguration.
Loraine
How sweet! I would love to find that treasure. Thanks for commenting, Danielle. 🙂
Deana Dick
I find a journal that dates back to the 1800s where there was fighting over land. A murder occurred and the guilty person has been named in the journal. It has been a secret until now. The person named will shock the town and cause some to go into hiding,
Alison Boss
Inside the antique box I would find an antique gold diamond ring and a journal telling of a love story in the 1800’s.
Loraine
*sigh* and I would love reading that Alison. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Loraine
Ooo a treasure that solves a mystery. I love it! Thanks for commenting, Deana. 🙂
Faith Creech
I would find a sampler of one of the colonial families. It would be so fun to grace the genealogy back to the original family and here they came from.
Loraine
Not only would it be fun to trace the genealogy but the sampler would make a nice wall decoration. Thanks for commenting, Faith. 🙂
Paty Hinojosa Gómez
Thanks for the chance! Inside the antique box I would find a family heirloom with a stack of love letters from a forbidden love that finally had a happily ever after!
Loraine
That checks all my boxes, Paty. Love letters, conflict, happy ever after. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Winnie Thomas
I would find a beautiful gold necklace set with precious gems.
Loraine
Very nice. Thanks for commenting, Winnie. 🙂
Roxanne C.
I would find a unique cameo brooch of two entwined roses and a letter from a grandmother to her young granddaughter explaining the significance of the brooch as well as her diary as a teenager.
Gail Hollingsworth
Inside the box I’d find a bride’s honeymoon wardrobe including her wedding gown. The vintage clothes would be exquisite and well preserved. Then I would start researching the history behind this find.
Loraine
Oh, yeah. I would definitely be curious about the story there. Did she marry? Was it happy? Thanks for commenting, Gail. 🙂
Loraine
Oh I would love to know what the brooch means! Thanks for commenting, Roxanne. 🙂
JOAN ARNING
A diary linking me to an ancestor.
Loraine
What fun that would be to explore. Thanks for commenting, Joan. 🙂
Linda Moffitt
A Journal
Loraine
Nice. Thanks for commenting, Linda. 🙂
susan atkins
Letters from President Lincoln to his wife Mary Todd Lincoln
Loraine
What a great find! Thanks for commenting, Susan. 🙂
bn100
tiara
Loraine
Thanks for commenting, bn100. 🙂
Laurie Emerson
I would find a antique jewelry box. Inside would be a locket and a key. It would be fun to find out what the key went to!
Loraine
Thanks for commenting, Laurie. 🙂