For Adults
This VE Day, Headline is offering 5 reading group sets of up to 10 copies of The Child at the Window by Gill Thompson – the powerful novel of love and sacrifice, inspired by true wartime events.
About the book
Her mother was taken by the Nazis. Would she ever find her way home?
The extraordinary new novel from Gill Thompson, inspired by the true story of how Jewish people escaped fascist Germany, helped by two extraordinary sisters.
1937. As fascism rises across Europe and the threat turns to very real danger for their Jewish friends in Berlin, sisters Josephine and Constance smuggle out possessions to help to finance their friends’ new lives as refugees in London – if they make it out. Then, one day, they’re asked to rescue something much more precious: a little girl. Her mother, Ilse, has been imprisoned for her journalism and her father, Daniel, knows he must do all he can to protect their child – even if that means letting her go…
1939. When war breaks out, the sisters are tortured by thoughts of those they couldn’t save and commit to doing all they can on the Home Front – Jo, at the Ministry of Information, where she becomes part of a network of intelligence workers, and Constance as an air raid warden during the Blitz. Meanwhile in Germany, Ilse is moved to Ravensbrück, where she bands together with other women in the camp to expose the atrocities they face every day. But can Ilse find a way to connect with her daughter?
Readers LOVE The Child at the Window
‘An absolutely extraordinary read-one of those rare historical novels that completely immerses you from start to finish’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘This was a story that truly touched my heart!’⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘The characters’ emotions are so vivid and real that you experience every moment alongside them’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A story about trying to find courage and hope during the darkest times, and helping others’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
How to take part
To enter the giveaway, just email carmella.lowkis@headline.co.uk with the subject line RA: The Child at the Window by 5pm on 8th June 2026, letting us know how many copies your reading group would like to receive (up to 10) and your mailing address.
5 reading groups will be randomly selected to each win a set of up to 10 paperback copies of The Child at the Window.
