In the summer of 1940, Jessie Fordham is no ordinary young woman. Scarred by her escape from France and driven by a fierce need to rescue her uncle from the Gestapo, she steps into the shadows of Britain's newly formed Special Operations Executive.Her codename is Midnight.Sent north for gruelling training at Barngate Hall, Jessie must prove she has the strength, cunning and resolve to become one of Churchill's secret warriors. But the SOE wants more than bravery. They demand silence, deception, and a willingness to walk into danger alone.As Europe falls under Nazi control, Jessie is drawn into a clandestine world of sabotage, coded messages and shifting loyalties. Haunted by family secrets and the memory of a lost love at Dunkirk, she learns that the fight ahead will test not only her skills, but her very sense of who she is.From the harsh beauty of the Lake District to the darkening skies over occupied France, Midnight's Child follows the making of Britain's most determined young agent and sets the stage for a war she can neither escape nor ignore.
