Synopses & Reviews
A breathtakingly poignant novel of suspense from one of fiction's newest leading voices.
From bestselling author and Quill award nominee Pam Jenoff comes a rich, ambitious, and startling novel about a woman who must face a past she'd rather forget in order to uncover a dangerous legacy that threatens her future.
Ten years ago, American Jordan Weiss's idyllic experience as a graduate student and coxswain at Cambridge was shattered when her boyfriend and fellow crewmember, Jared Short, drowned in the River Cam the night before the biggest race of the year. Since that time, Jordan, a State Department intelligence officer, has traveled the world on dangerous assignments but has managed to avoid returning to face her painful memories in England. When her terminally ill friend Sarah asks her to come to London, though, Jordan finds herself requesting a transfer to the one place she swore she'd never go again.
In London, Jordan attempts to settle into her new life, pushing aside her haunting memories and taking on an urgent mission beside rakish agent Sebastian Hodges. Shortly after her arrival, just when she thinks there's hope for a fresh start in England, she is approached by a former college classmate who makes a startling assertion. He tells her that Jared's death was not an accident, but that he was murdered.
Jordan quickly learns that Jared's death was indeed not an accident, and that his research on World War II had uncovered a shameful secret. But powerful forces with everything to lose will stop at nothing to keep the past buried. Soon, Jordan finds herself in grave peril as she struggles to find the answers that lie treacherously close to home, the truth that threatens to change her life forever, and the love that makes it all worth fighting for.
It is a journey that sweeps readers across England and back in time to reveal the incalculable dangers that lie in the wake of war. Fast-paced and impossible to put down, Almost Home establishes Pam Jenoff as one of the best new writers in the genre.
Synopsis
From the international bestselling author of "The Diplomat's Wife" comes this new novel that combines impeccable historical texture with suspense, drama, and romance.
About the Author
Pam Jenoff is the internationally bestselling author of
The Kommandant’s Girl, The Diplomat’s Wife, and
Almost Home. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University, her Master’s Degree in History from Cambridge University and her Juris Doctor Degree in Law from the University of Pennsylvania.
A former Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army and former Foreign Service Officer with the State Department, she currently lives in Philadelphia, where she works as an attorney.