The Palace Women

Quick and delightful … Ryan’s subtlety shines in her acknowledgment of the importance of remembering the people who pass through our lives and in her descriptions of how war and conflict can teach empathy and change people for the better – The New York Times Book Review on The Spies of Shilling Lane
A deliciously warm and heartrending tale … It’s empowering to see women helping women … A lovely reminder that helping others is one of the things that make life so satisfying. – Martha Hall Kelly on The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
A delight! Jennifer Ryan cooks up a fresh take on the popularity of World War Two fiction and brings the battle into the heart of the wartime home. A charming blend of intriguing characters and a high-stakes cookery competition, served with the perfect amount of pathos and humour – Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Bird in the Bamboo Cage on The Kitchen Front
What a dream of a book! Absolute perfection! Nostalgia, rivalry, friendship and fun – a real treat. Beautifully detailed – you will be right there with a cast of vivid characters, cooking their way to a new life – Veronica Henry on The Kitchen Front
Delightful … it manages to be sad and funny, exciting and heartwarming, all at the same time. Quite an achievement – Barbara Erskine on The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir
The writing glows with emotional intelligence. This atmospheric debut, based on the author’s own family history, had me sniffing copiously * Daily Mail on The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir *

Jennifer Ryan lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. Originally from Kent and then London, Jennifer worked as a nonfiction book editor before she took up writing herself. She now writes historical fiction inspired by her grandmother’s tales of the war in Britain. Her work has featured in Literary Hub, Moms Don’t Have Time to Write, The Daily Mail, The Irish Times, The Express, BBC Online, YOU Magazine, The Simple Things Magazine, and Good Reading Magazine.

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