HarperCollins April 2021 Media Bites

Legends of the Lost Lilies JACK I E F R E NCH Based on real-life events, this is the story of the women men didn’t see. In the final book in the Miss Lily series, Jackie French tells the story of the remarkable women who have been carefully left out of our war histories: those lost lilies of allied espionage. Sophie, Countess of Shillings, has been living a quiet life on her property in Australia, until love and loyalty draws her back to Shillings Hall where she trained to become one of Miss Lily’s ‘Lovely Ladies’. Now, in 1942, Shillings Hall is training women to become espionage agents. Sophie’s mission? To seek out disaffected German officers prepared to kill Hitler. Across Europe, women like Sophie must determine where their deepest loyalty lies. And as Europe slowly disintegrates, Miss Lily must also decide her final fate.

Released: 07/04/21 TPB | 448pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins jackiefrench.com

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With the Falling of the Dusk S TAN GR ANT

In only a few short decades, we have come a long way from Francis Fukuyama’s declaration of the ‘end of history’ and the triumph of liberal democracy in 1989. Now, with the inexorable rise of China, the ascendancy of authoritarianism and the retreat of democracy, the world stands at a moment of crisis. This is a time of momentous upheaval and enormous geopolitical shifts, compounded by the global pandemic, economic collapse and growing inequality, Islamist and far right terror, and a resurgent white supremacy. The world is in lockdown and the showdown with China is accelerating – and while the West has been at the forefront of history for 200 years, it must now adapt to a world it no longer dominates. At this moment, we stand on a precipice – what will become of us?

Released: 07/04/21 TPB | 304pp AU $34.99 NZ $36.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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