For Adults
The Offer
We’re offering two reading groups 10 copies each of Under Cover of Darkness by Amy Helen Bell to read and review.
Please apply by emailing rachel.hunter@yaleup.co.uk with a short paragraph about why you’re interested in reading and reviewing Under Cover of Darkness. The deadline for applications is Thursday 17 October and books will be sent out by early November.
All we ask in return for receiving the books is that you are able to review the book – we’ll give you more details of the different ways you can do this if your application is successful.
About the book
Amy Bell’s gripping new history examines London during the Blackout, revealing the violent crime that spread across the capital under the cover of darkness.
Fear was the unacknowledged spectre haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the German bombers circling above, but of violence at the hands of fellow Londoners in the streets below. Mass displacement, the anonymity of shelters, and the bomb-scarred landscape offered unprecedented opportunities for violent crime.
This groundbreaking study transforms our understanding of the ways in which war made people vulnerable—not just to the enemy, but to each other.
“Bell gives us a fresh perspective on the terrifying, claustrophobic conditions of ‘blackout,’ and rather than sensationalising the murders that took place, breathes new life into the experiences of their victims.”—Eloise Moss, author of Night Raiders
PLEASE NOTE: this book deals with sensitive material, including murder and violent crime. Reader discretion is advised.
About the author
Amy Helen Bell is professor of history at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on the social and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain, particularly London. She is the author of Murder Capital, London Was Ours, and Life Sentence.
