Elizabeth Buchan brings us a beautifully told story of courage, love and lies in wartime Europe in her heart-breaking novel I Can't Begin to Tell You.
Denmark, 1940. War has come and everyone must choose a side.
For British-born Kay Eberstern, living on her husband Bror's country estate, the Nazi invasion and occupation of her adopted country is a time of terrible uncertainty and inner conflict.
With Bror desperate to preserve the legacy of his family home, even if it means co-existing with the enemy, Kay knows she cannot do the same. Lured by British Intelligence into a covert world of resistance and sabotage, her betrayal of Bror is complete as she puts her family in danger.
Tasked with protecting an enigmatic SOE agent, a man who cannot even tell her his name, Kay learns the art of subterfuge. From this moment on, she must risk everything for the sake of this stranger - a stranger who becomes entangled in her world in ways she never expected.
Caught on opposing sides of a war that has ripped apart a continent, will Kay and Bror ever find their way back to one another?
I Can't Begin to Tell You is a stunning story of bravery, broken loyalties, lies and how the power of love can bring redemption even to the darkest of places.
'Impressive . . . Buchan brings the period vividly to life' Sunday Times
'Such a good novel, full of incident and history' Daily Express
'A gripping story of courage and conscience. Highly recommended' Sunday Mirror
'Gripping, fascinating' Daily Mail
- ISBN10 0718178912
- ISBN13 9780718178918
- Publish Date 28 August 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 June 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 512
- Language English