When We Fall

England, 1943 Lost in fog, pilot Vee Katchatourian is forced to make an emergency landing where she meets enigmatic RAF airman Stefan Bergel, and then can't get him out of her mind.

In occupied Poland, Ewa Hartman hosts German officers in her father's guest house, while secretly gathering intelligence for the Polish resistance. Mourning her lover, Stefan, who was captured by the Soviets at the start of the war, Ewa is shocked to see him on the street one day. Haunted by a terrible choice he made in captivity, Stefan asks Vee and Ewa to help him expose one of the darkest secrets of the war. But it is not clear where everyone's loyalties lie until they are tested.

Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day and based on WWII atrocity the Katyn Massacre, When We Fall is a moving story of three lives forever altered by one fatal choice.

'When We Fall maintains a balance between thrills, adventure and romance creating a rounded and emotionally engaged tale, a rich reading experience.'-NB Magazine

'A gripping wartime thriller, driven by two memorable heroines'. - Times

'A poignant story of love, betrayal and impossible moral choices.' - Sunday Times

'A terrific World War II novel.' - Daily Mail

'A wartime thriller about two women connected by their love for an enigmatic Polish airman with a daring plan to expose Nazi atrocities.' - Robbie Millen, Times Best Books of 2020

'Explores the emotional toll of war and the indelible marks left on people's lives by tragedy and human wickedness.' - Herald Scotland

'An engaging and elegantly written novel on the grim realities of war, and the moral choices that can result. Highly recommended.' - Roger Moorhouse