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Paper Moon meets the Blitz in this original black comedy set in World War II England, chronicling an unlikely alliance between a small-time con artist and a young orphan evacuee. “I try not to say, ‘If there’s one novel you should read this summer..’ but Crooked Heart tempts me to say it.” - Scott Simon, NPRWhen Noel Bostock - aged ten, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he winds up in St Albans with Vera Sedge - thirty-six, drowning in debts. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. The war's thrown up all manner of new opportunities but what Vee needs is a cool head and the ability to make a plan. On her own, she's a disaster. With Noel, she's a team. “At the crooked heart of this lovely novel is an odd-couple relationship reminiscent of Moses and Addie in the film Paper Moon, between an odd, clever, and lonely boy and a dodgy, desperate woman. Their reliance on each other is credible, touching and funny.” - Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity Together they cook up an idea. But there are plenty of other people making money out of the war and some of them are dangerous. Noel may have been moved to safety, but he isn't actua

Who reads Crooked Heart : a Novel?

Author

Lissa Evans; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062364852

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, War & Military Fiction, History

Rating

3.87 / 5 (10 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14