by Jo Baker · Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781399602266
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«The Midnight News» is the historical mystery novel by Jo Baker, published by Phoenix in paperback (420 pages, in English).
London, 1940. During the Blitz, twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond works as a typist at the Ministry of Information, shares gin and secrets with her friend Elena, and lives in an attic. After the loss of her brother, she believes someone is following her in the blackouts and hears voices, until she meets the boy who feeds the birds.
The subtitle of this edition indicates that the work was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the Book at Bedtime programme.
For readers of wartime historical fiction who enjoy mystery and romance, in the vein of Sarah Waters and Kate Atkinson.
Jo Baker is a British writer. She is the author of six novels, including Longbourn. She has also written short stories for BBC Radio 4 and reviews for The Guardian and The New York Times Book Review. In 2018, she was awarded a Visiting Fellowship at the Queen's University Belfast, and she is currently an Honorary Fellow at Lancaster University.
