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Joan Hiatt Harlow - Author
A wartime mystery combines family separation, village rumours and a coded message, with Jill trying to work out whom she can trust.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA wartime mystery combines family separation, village rumours and a coded message, with Jill trying to work out whom she can trust.
War-related danger is part of the plot: Jill worries about her mother's journey through waters stalked by German submarines, and Jill herself faces danger.
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Shadows on the sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow | Open Library
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