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The Enemy’s Wife
Shanghai, 1941: When Zofia's husband is conscripted into the Japanese Army, she must navigate an occupied city alone. As violence grows, the horrors of war reshape her world and her heart. Danger, romance and unexpected friendship that will keep you turning the pages into the night. 'Impossible to put down' - Lana Kortchik. 'A gorgeous novel that will truly pull at your heartstrings' - Carly Shabowski
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Welcome to the online home of Deborah Swift, historical novelist. Before writing her first novel Deborah worked as a set and costume designer for theatre and TV. Later she took an MA in Creative Writing at Lancaster University, and since then has juggled writing with teaching.
Deborah is passionate about bringing the extraordinary people and events of the past to life, and her books have won the Millennium Readers Award, The Wishing Shelf Readers Award and The Coffee Pot Book Club Gold Medal.
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