Our Noble Selves

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Set in the summer of 1951, this story follows war-weary journalist Harry Flynn as he navigates life in post-war Britain. Caught up in the preparations for the Festival of Britain, Harry faces challenges both professional and personal.

A gripping tale of redemption, mystery, and unexpected alliances during Britain's post-war recovery.

Kate Atkinson, acclaimed author of Life After Life, delivers a clever and engaging narrative centered on Harry Flynn, a foreign correspondent turned war reporter. After a difficult war in the Far East and a tough peace to manage, Harry struggles to get his journalism career back on track.

Reluctantly, he joins a quirky group of misfits and troublemakers tasked with launching the Festival of Britain, a government initiative designed to celebrate the nation's creativity, resilience, and innovation as it looks to move beyond the war's shadow.

While trying to rebuild his romantic life, Harry finds himself under suspicion when a date mysteriously disappears, and he becomes the last person to have seen her. Could he be involved in her vanishing?

Unbeknownst to him, some answers may come from an unlikely source: Veronica, a sharp and outspoken thirteen-year-old, along with Mrs Betty, a scruffy terrier with her own charm.

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