‘A woman can get more information about German supply lines and replacements than a man with a knife to a soldier’s throat...’

The League of Lonely War Women by Andie Newton
Andie Newton

Andie Newton

Andie Newton is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. Her work has been published in multiple languages and has topped e-book bestseller charts around the world. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Washington State University and a master’s in teaching. When she’s not writing gritty war stories about women, you can usually find her trail running in the desert and stopping to pet every dog that crosses her path. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her family. She is represented by Kate Nash at The Kate Nash Literary Agency.

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The League of Lonely War Women

‘A woman can get more information about German supply lines and replacements than a man with a knife to a soldier’s throat...’

Germany, 1944

Best friends Vivien Allen and Junie Knight are part of the covert world of America’s Morale Operations branch. As members of The League of Lonely War Women, a dark propaganda campaign aimed to sow seeds of...

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The Ghost House

Occupied France, 1944

In the shadow of the ravaged battlefields of Verdun, where the scars of the First World War never healed, Vianne, struggling to hold onto her crumbling family chateau, takes in her traumatized nephew Blaise after the arrest of her sister by the Nazis.

But when Blaise says he can see eerie figures in the fog and whispers from...

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The Secret Pianist

Sisters. Traitors. Spies.

Sisters. Traitors. Spies.

When a British RAF Whitley plane comes under fire over the French coast and is forced to drop their cargo, a spy messenger pigeon finds its way into unlikely hands…

The occupation has taken much from the Cotillard sisters, and as the Germans increase their forces in the seaside town of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Gabriella, Martine...

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Other Writing

 Discussion Questions for Book Clubs   Reading one of my books

Reading one of my books for your book club? Here are some discussion questions to get you started.

The Secret Pianist

  • This novel explores the courage and sacrifices of ordinary people during World War II. How are the sisters portrayed as resilient in the face of danger?
  • Gaby’s composition plays a significant role in the story. How does her composition--The Heroines--serve as a metaphor throughout the novel?
  • The story is set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied France. Did the book provide...
From the Library with Love Podcast with Sunday Times bestseller Kate

What happened to the children stolen by the Nazis? USA Today bestselling author Andie Newton shares a heartbreaking wartime story.