Anna Kent – författare

‘Haunting, dark and wonderfully atmospheric' B A Paris, bestselling author of The Therapist Once you let her in, she’ll never leave… Abi Allerton is happily married. She lives in a beautiful Victorian semi that she and her husband Rohan have lovingly renovated. Her past is firmly behind her.When her old university friend Grace gets back in touch, Abi is hesitant. Their friendship was intense and all-consuming. But with Rohan away for work, Abi could use some company, so she agrees to let Grace stay.Before Abi realises her mistake, it’s too late. Grace is back to her old ways and Abi is losing grip on her calm, well-ordered life. Because Grace knows Abi’s secret – and she’ll never let her forget it. ‘A nail-biting read that absolutely gripped me’ Susan Lewis ‘A brilliant tale about a toxic friendship’ The Sun 'Utterly compelling’ Lesley Kara ************************* Readers LOVE The House of Whispers 'I raced through this so make sure once you start you don’t have any other commitments!’'I loved it. It’s one of those that is going to stay with me''This book is a masterpiece!''This is a novel which will not only grip you and keep you on the edge of your seat . . . it will give you spine tingling chills and shivers''Creepy and intoxicating''I LOVED reading The House of Whispers, it’s so well written, I wasn’t expecting the shock twist at the end but it was brilliant! I was hooked from start to finish'

‘Haunting, dark and wonderfully atmospheric' B A Paris, bestselling author of The Therapist Once you let her in, she’ll never leave… Abi Allerton is happily married. She lives in a beautiful Victorian semi that she and her husband Rohan have lovingly renovated. Her past is firmly behind her.When her old university friend Grace gets back in touch, Abi is hesitant. Their friendship was intense and all-consuming. But with Rohan away for work, Abi could use some company, so she agrees to let Grace stay.Before Abi realises her mistake, it’s too late. Grace is back to her old ways and Abi is losing grip on her calm, well-ordered life. Because Grace knows Abi’s secret – and she’ll never let her forget it. ‘A nail-biting read that absolutely gripped me’ Susan Lewis ‘A brilliant tale about a toxic friendship’ The Sun 'Utterly compelling’ Lesley Kara ************************* Readers LOVE The House of Whispers 'I raced through this so make sure once you start you don’t have any other commitments!’'I loved it. It’s one of those that is going to stay with me''This book is a masterpiece!''This is a novel which will not only grip you and keep you on the edge of your seat . . . it will give you spine tingling chills and shivers''Creepy and intoxicating''I LOVED reading The House of Whispers, it’s so well written, I wasn’t expecting the shock twist at the end but it was brilliant! I was hooked from start to finish'

‘Haunting, dark and wonderfully atmospheric'' B A Paris, bestselling author of The TherapistOnce you let her in, she’ll never leave…Abi Allerton is happily married. She lives in a beautiful Victorian semi that she and her husband Rohan have lovingly renovated. Her past is firmly behind her.When her old university friend Grace gets back in touch, Abi is hesitant. Their friendship was intense and all-consuming. But with Rohan away for work, Abi could use some company, so she agrees to let Grace stay.Before Abi realises her mistake, it’s too late. Grace is back to her old ways and Abi is losing grip on her calm, well-ordered life. Because Grace knows Abi’s secret – and she’ll never let her forget it.‘A nail-biting read that absolutely gripped me’ Susan Lewis‘A brilliant tale about a toxic friendship’ The Sun''Utterly compelling’ Lesley Kara*************************Readers LOVE The House of Whispers''I raced through this so make sure once you start you don’t have any other commitments!’''I loved it. It’s one of those that is going to stay with me''''This book is a masterpiece!''''This is a novel which will not only grip you and keep you on the edge of your seat . . . it will give you spine tingling chills and shivers''''Creepy and intoxicating''''I LOVED reading The House of Whispers, it’s so well written, I wasn’t expecting the shock twist at the end but it was brilliant! I was hooked from start to finish''

Sue and Greg Hibbs were lucky to have been able to have a perfect little boy, but Sue desperately wanted to have a large family, since she had been an only and lonely child. After several years of running from doctor to doctor with no answers or solutions, they were advised to adopt from an unwed mothers home. They felt so blessed when they picked up their newborn baby girl, realizing that God had finally answered their prayers for another child. They raised both children with unlimited love, attention, and Christian guidance, giving them every opportunity they could afford.To their surprise, their beautiful daughter began to change into a different person with a value system, inconsistent with her Christian upbringing. After marrying a possessive husband, she chose to end the relationship with her parents, shutting them out of her life for twenty-five years. After a tragedy in her life, she returned, but only for a short time. Their lives became a roller-coaster journey, taking its toll on their marriage and health, as they struggled with the blessings and curses of adoption.

''Extraordinary, profoundly moving, all-consuming . . . I haven''t stopped thinking about Frontline Midwife since I finished reading it'' Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks''The heart-wrenching tale of one midwife''s quest to help others – and make peace with herself''Leah Hazard, author of Hard Pushed''Brutally powerful . . . Totally absorbing'' IndependentThis is a story of women in crisis, seen through the eyes of a remarkable midwife ''My own suffering, my own loneliness, was a fair price to pay for the lives we''d saved. And now here I am, training to be a midwife, so that next time I can make it better.''Anna Kent has delivered babies in war zones, caring for the most vulnerable women in the most vulnerable places in the world. At twenty-six years old, not yet a fully-trained midwife, she delivered a baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch; the following year, she would be responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But returning to the UK to work for the NHS, she soon learned that even at home the right to a safe birth was impossible to take for granted.In Frontline Midwife, Kent shares her extraordinary experiences as a nurse, midwife and mother, illuminating the lives of women that are irreparably affected by compromised access to healthcare. This is at once an astonishing story of the realities of frontline humanitarian work, and a powerful reminder of the critical, life-giving work of nurses and doctors at home and around the world.

‘Brutally powerful . . . Totally absorbing’ Independent‘A gripping, honest and moving account of healthcare work in a war zone’ Henry Marsh, author of Do No HarmAt twenty-six years old, Anna Kent helped a woman deliver her baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch. At age thirty she would be responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But returning to work for the NHS in the UK, she soon learned that even at home the right to a safe birth was impossible to take for granted. Frontline Midwife is Kent’s compassionate testament to the critical work of healthcare professionals around the world.‘An extraordinary, profoundly moving, all-consuming memoir’ Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks‘The heart-wrenching tale of one midwife’s quest to help others – and make peace with herself’ Leah Hazard, author of Hard Pushed

''Extraordinary, profoundly moving, all-consuming . . . I haven''t stopped thinking about Frontline Midwife since I finished reading it'' Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks''The heart-wrenching tale of one midwife''s quest to help others – and make peace with herself''Leah Hazard, author of Hard Pushed''Brutally powerful . . . Totally absorbing'' IndependentThis is a story of women in crisis, seen through the eyes of a remarkable midwife ''My own suffering, my own loneliness, was a fair price to pay for the lives we''d saved. And now here I am, training to be a midwife, so that next time I can make it better.''Anna Kent has delivered babies in war zones, caring for the most vulnerable women in the most vulnerable places in the world. At twenty-six years old, not yet a fully-trained midwife, she delivered a baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch; the following year, she would be responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. But returning to the UK to work for the NHS, she soon learned that even at home the right to a safe birth was impossible to take for granted.In Frontline Midwife, Kent shares her extraordinary experiences as a nurse, midwife and mother, illuminating the lives of women that are irreparably affected by compromised access to healthcare. This is at once an astonishing story of the realities of frontline humanitarian work, and a powerful reminder of the critical, life-giving work of nurses and doctors at home and around the world.