I Can't Begin to Tell You

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Publisher's Synopsis

Elizabeth Buchan brings us a beautifully told story of courage, love and lies in wartime Europe in her heart-breaking novel I Can't Begin to Tell You.

Denmark, 1940. War has come and everyone must choose a side.

For British-born Kay Eberstern, living on her husband Bror's country estate, the Nazi invasion and occupation of her adopted country is a time of terrible uncertainty and inner conflict.

With Bror desperate to preserve the legacy of his family home, even if it means co-existing with the enemy, Kay knows she cannot do the same. Lured by British Intelligence into a covert world of resistance and sabotage, her betrayal of Bror is complete as she puts her family in danger.

Tasked with protecting an enigmatic SOE agent, a man who cannot even tell her his name, Kay learns the art of subterfuge. From this moment on, she must risk everything for the sake of this stranger - a stranger who becomes entangled in her world in ways she never expected.

Caught on opposing sides of a war that has ripped apart a continent, will Kay and Bror ever find their way back to one another?

I Can't Begin to Tell You is a stunning story of bravery, broken loyalties, lies and how the power of love can bring redemption even to the darkest of places.


'Impressive . . . Buchan brings the period vividly to life' Sunday Times

'Such a good novel, full of incident and history' Daily Express

'A gripping story of courage and conscience. Highly recommended' Sunday Mirror

'Gripping, fascinating' Daily Mail

Book information

ISBN: 9780718178918
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Michael Joseph
Pub date:
Edition: Hardback original
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 497
Weight: 695g
Height: 240mm
Width: 163mm
Spine width: 35mm