The silent stars go by - Sally Nicholls

'Bitterweet perfection' Guardian, Best Books of the Year'An engulfing historical novel' The Times, Best Books of the Year'A festive classic in the making' Observer, Best Books of the YearThree
years ago, Margot's life was turned upside down when her fianc, Harry,
went missing in action on the Western Front. Worse, she was left with a
devastating secret which threatened to ruin her life and destroy the
reputation of her family. As a respectable vicar's daughter, Margot has
had to guard that secret with great care ever since, no matter how much
pain it causes her. Now
it's Christmas 1919, and Margot's family is gathering back home in the
vicarage for the first time since the end of the Great War. And
miraculously Harry has returned, hoping to see Margot and rekindle their
romance. Can Margot ever reveal the shocking truth to the only man she
has ever loved?

Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice. She lives in Oxford.

"Nuanced and evocative, this is bittersweet perfection"
Books of the Year, Guardian

"Sally Nicholls conjures another era with a miraculous
lightness of touch that fills me with joy and envy. Her characters don't
just leap off the page, they grab you by the collar, demand your
sympathy and surprise you at every turn"
Frances Hardinge

"Gorgeously bittersweet, a festive classic in the making"
Books of the Year, Observer

"An engulfing historical novel"
Books of the Year, The Times

"A page-turner"
Books of the Year, Telegraph