{"product_id":"the-excitements-a-novel-isbn-9780063337480","title":"The Excitements: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Irresistible...Filled with surprise, poignancy, and excitement, this is a surefire winner.\" --Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brilliant and witty drama about two brave female World War II veterans who survived the unthinkable without ever losing their killer instinct…or their\u003cem\u003e joie de vivre\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Williamson sisters, Britain’s most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and Penny are in huge demand, popping up at commemorative events and history festivals all over the country. Despite their age, they’re still in great form—perfectly put together, sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next “excitement.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis time it’s a trip to Paris to receive the \u003cem\u003eLégion d’honneur\u003c\/em\u003e for their part in the liberation of France. And as always, they will be accompanied by their devoted great-nephew, Archie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeen historian Archie has always been given to understand that his great aunts had relatively minor roles in the Women’s Royal Navy and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but that’s only half the story. Both sisters are hiding far more than the usual “official secrets”. There’s a reason sweet Auntie Penny can dispatch a would-be mugger with an umbrella.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis trip to Paris is not what it seems either. Scandal and crime have always quietly trailed the Williamson sisters, even in the decades after the war. Now armed with new information about an old adversary, these much decorated (but admittedly ancient) veterans variously intend to settle scores, avenge lost friends, and pull off one last, daring heist before the curtain finally comes down on their illustrious careers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Excitements\u003c\/em\u003e is a rip-roaring adventure that is both tremendously intriguing and wonderfully engaging. In Penny and Josephine, CJ Wray has created two marvelously endearing and daring National Treasures in waiting. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear M\u0026amp;S cardigans! A triumph!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Gayle, author of All the Lonely People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Irresistible...Filled with surprise, poignancy, and excitement, this is a surefire winner.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A richly-detailed caper that effortlessly blends historical fiction, mystery and romance. Readers will be particularly charmed by the high jinks of the senior sisters, whose joie de vivre makes this book memorable.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, thrilling and brilliantly researched. From the SOE to dodgy knees, its heartwarming description of the adventures of the redoubtable Penny and Josephine, past and present, made me want them, absolutely, as great aunts of my own.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSJ Bennett, bestselling author of The Windsor Knot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A joy from beginning to end. I loved the jovial adventures of two fearless female nonagenarian war veterans set alongside their intriguing and often thrilling wartime experiences. It’s utterly wonderful.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnie Lyons, author of The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’m a huge fan of Richard Osman’s books, but after reading this all I can say is, ‘Move over Richard Osman, The Excitements are in town!’ It’s just so good—funny, heartwarming, wise and just so incredibly well-researched.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Potter, author of Don’t You Forget About Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Utterly charming and engrossing.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling novelist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An absolute treat of a novel—a glorious, rip-roaring adventure, so funny and charming, yet laced with unexpected moments of real tenderness and reflection. Penny and Josephine are heroines in every sense of the word, being both ordinary and extraordinary, and their personalities leap off the page so energetically that I missed them the moment I finished the final line.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucy Dillon, Sunday Times bestseller of Unexpected Lessons in Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890577666277,"sku":"NP9780063337480","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063337480.jpg?v=1730233612","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-excitements-a-novel-isbn-9780063337480","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}