# The Prisoner's Wife by Maggie Brookes (Paperback)

**'An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance. Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved it!'** RACHEL HORE, author of _Last Letter Home_ and _The Memory Garden_  
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**Their love is a death sentence. But can it keep them alive?**  
Czechoslovakia, 1944. In the dead of night, a farm girl and a British soldier creep through abandoned villages. Secretly married and on the run, Bill and Izabela are searching for Izabela's brother and father, who are fighting for the Czech resistance. They know their luck will not last.  
  
Captured by the German army, it seems they must be separated - but they have prepared for this moment. By cutting her hair and pretending to be mute, Izabela successfully disguises herself as a British soldier. Together, they face the terrible conditions of a POW camp, reliant on the help of their fellow POWs to maintain their fragile deception.  
  
Their situation is beyond dangerous. If Izabela is discovered, she and Bill - and all the men who helped them - will face lethal consequences.**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_****A novel set in war-torn Czechoslovakia amid the extreme privations of a prisoner of war camp, b****ased on a true story of passion, heroism and a love that transcends overwhelming odds.****\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**  
**'Deeply moving and compelling ... an epic journey not only across war-torn countries but deep into the heart of what it is to be human. A heart-rending story beautifully told.'** JUDITH ALLNAT, author of _The Poet's Wife_ and _The Silk Factory_  
'**Heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measure**, The Prisoner's Wife is **an unputdownable novel ...** finely crafted, atmospheric, often nail-biting.' BEN KANE, author of _The Eagles of Rome_ series  
  
'A story of danger, fear, determination and the redemptive power of love in war-torn Europe. **It is a story that Hemingway might have envied**.' JULIET GARDINER, author of _Wartime- Britain 1939 to 1945_ and _The Blitz- The British Under Attack_.  
  
'**A gripping novel** that explores the question of how much the human body, and the human spirit, can endure for the sake of love. The wealth of authentic detail makes it feel like a memoir ... **I feel enriched to have read it.**' GILL PAUL, author of _The Lost Daughter_ and _The Secret Wife_  
  
'_The Prisoner's Wife_ seamlessly and skilfully breathes intense, fully realised life into the stark scenes it describes. **I was by turns moved, outraged and humbled'** DEBORAH KAY DAVIES, author of _True Things About Me_  
  
'**A powerful page-turner**' MARIE BENEDICT, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Lady Clementine_  
  
'**You will be spellbound by this stellar novel**. So richly imbued with sensory details you'll be feeling every anguished moment and every golden ray of hope.' SUSAN MEISSNER, bestselling author of _The Last Year of the War_  
  
'**The most unique World War II story I've ever read...** Romantic, perfectly observed, inspiring, and thrilling - _The Prisoner's Wife_ is impossible to put down - and when I did, I was teary-eyed. **A complete winner**.' SARAH-JANE STRATFORD, author of _Red Letter Days_  
'**Tremendous ...** **this is much more than a love story**' GEORGINA CLARKE, author of _Death and the Harlot_  
'**Engrossing, harrowing and heart-warming**' ANN MORGAN, author of _Reading The World_  
  
'This is a **beautiful book** that will give any reader in dark times a reason to believe in the continuing goodness of people' NICOLA GRIFFITH, author of _Hild_

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Penguin Random House
- **Tags:** All Books, Romance

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> Updated: 2026-09-22