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Betty Burton

From a British novelist acclaimed for her strong heroines and “good writing” filled with “human insight,” a woman spies for the Allied forces during WWII (The Irish Press).

 One woman’s passionate courage during World War II
 
 When Eve left her hometown of Portsmouth, she’d never intended to return. But now she has a confidence and maturity far beyond her years.

 This makes her a very attractive prospect to David Hatton, charged with selecting highly unusual, independent, and intelligent candidates for the Special Operations Executive. For in the war that lies ahead, brute force won’t be enough.

 Eve becomes part of the Second World War in a way that few others could manage. And when the time for role-playing and secrecy is over, who can say which is the real face of Eve?

 The extraordinary conclusion to Betty Burton’s captivating Lu Wilmott novels.
 
 “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian

Emma Powell

W. F. Howes Ltd

Canelo Saga

The Lu Wilmott Sagas

The Face of Eve

In this “carefully considered, subtle and observant” wartime saga, a young English woman travels to Spain to help in the war effort and finds romance(The Sunday Times).

 In the powerful sequel to The Girl Now Leaving, Betty Burton takes her heroine into the Spanish Civil War.
 
 Poverty and factory work have filled Lu Wilmott with a determination to make something of herself. The call to Spain is irresistible: she can live up to her ideals and finally be the woman she’s always wanted to be.

 Signing up as a driver, Lu leaves her past and becomes “Eve”.

 One of the few women in charge of heavy vehicles, faced with constant danger, she falls for Spain. But here Eve encounters an old love. Can she find room in her stretched new life for romance?

 Amidst death and disease, fear and chaos, with food running low, we find a formidable woman is formed from the spirited, naive girl who left Portsmouth . . .

 “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian

Not Just a Soldier's War

Featuring “a typical Betty Burton heroine . . . Strong, independent,” this historical saga chronicles a woman’s rise from her impoverished circumstances (Dorset Echo).
 
 A heart-wrenching and powerful coming of age story set in the early twentieth century.
 
 Lu Wilmott grows up in the Portsmouth slums of the 1920s. Stricken by diphtheria, she is sent to the Hampshire countryside where she discovers a robust fighting spirit and the first stirrings of attraction . . .
 But then she must follow her mother into the city’s grim corset-making trade. Lu realizes that things must change. And she can make it happen.

 Her journey from shy child to energetic woman encompasses love, deep friendship, and a growing political awareness. Above all, Lu is a survivor—and one to be reckoned with.

 “It is encouraging when someone like Betty Burton manages against the odds to become a roaring success.” —The Guardian

The Girl Now Leaving