Penguin Books Ltd Secrets Of The Royal Maid

Available for pre-order - a heartwarming new WWII saga of friendship, bravery and scandal that sees a young woman swap a Welsh mining for Buckingham PalaceThe year is 1940 and WWII has a firm grip on Europe.In South Wales, seventeen-year-old pit miner’s daughter Rosa Edwards has just secured the position of royal maid at Buckingham Palace. Setting off to the big smoke with only a small suitcase, she is determined to seize this opportunity while her new sweetheart is away fighting - and track down her best friend Alice, who moved to London and disappeared without trace. But the dust has barely settled on Rosa’s new job when a grave accusation of dishonesty leaves her position in the balance. And when a salacious scandal involving Alice makes front-page news, Rosa must choose where her loyalties lie, and whether her new life is the one she wants after all . . .