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DEBUT NOVEL 2023

WAITING FOR THE ALL CLEAR

BY LB GRAY

PUBLISHED BY ‘LEAF BY LEAF’, AN IMPRINT OF CINNAMON PRESS

“This novel drew me in right from the start. I loved the descriptions of various geographical areas and of the main character’s relationships and life choices, all very well researched. It’s a page turner that left me feeling I know more about the era and places concerned.”
— Lesley Burt, Poet, In print in numerous poetry publications, most recently in ‘Tears in the Fence’, ‘Prole’ and ‘Dreich’, and online at ‘Ink, Sweat and Tears’, ‘The Poetry Kit’ and ‘London Grip’. Author of ‘Mr & Mrs Andrews Reframed’, a short collection published by Templar Poetry July 2023.
“ Waiting for the All Clear is the story of a WWII English war bride, Eleanor Barton, a character that captures your heart with her willingness to trust, her vulnerability in love and war, and her tenacious spirit that forges ahead to an unknown life in a new country. This historical novel will captivate and educate the reader. ”
— Peggy O’Toole Lamb, author of Darling, Love Letters from WWII and Then I Won’t Seem So Far Away; Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021
“An engaging and lively story with believable characters set across different time periods and cultures. Narrated with originality, insight and wit.
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— Sarah Barr, Author of Night Zoo short story collection; winner of the Frogmore Poetry Prize 2015 and the National Memory Day Prize 2018; placed in the Bridport Prize 2010 & 2016; included in The Best New British and Irish Poets 2019-2021