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Studente di umili origini ingenuo e inesperto, ma dalla mente brillante, John Kemp arriva a Oxford dal Lancashire nell'autunno del 1940, mentre sull'Inghilterra cadono le bombe tedesche. Nel college si trova a dividere la stanza con Christopher Warner, rampollo di un'agiata famiglia. Per rendersi interessante agli occhi del compagno, dal cui stile di vita dissoluto è respinto e affascinato al tempo stesso, Kemp si inventa una sorella immaginaria, Jill. Le cose si complicano quando si innamora di una ragazza vera, appartenente all'alta società, che porta lo stesso nome.

March 1942: Adolf Hitler is dead at the hands of the Royal Air Force. A vengeful Luftwaffe has exacted the Third Reich’s revenge on Great Britain, and London lies in flames. With the Royal Family fleeing to Canada and Great Britain’s Pacific colonies being ceded to Imperial Japan, the United States faces a stark, dangerous future alone. With a broad cast of characters underpinned by historical research, Acts of War examines the terrifying “What if…” of a German victory in Europe followed by upheaval in the Court of St. James.

Daring aviators take the skies by storm in this historical romance filled with unconventional women - and the men strong enough to love them.

"Captivating."—The Washington Post Named a Best Book of Summer by Good Morning America BuzzFeed PopSugar BookRiot LifeSavvy CT Post From "a master of historical fiction" (NPR), Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one...