Friday, April 10, 2026

Book Spotlight: The Enemy’s Wife by Deborah Swift

 


'A fast-paced, beautifully written, and moving story. Refreshing to read a book set in a different theatre of war. Wartime Shanghai jumped off the page' CLARE FLYNN

A poignant story of the impossible choices we make in the shadow of war, for fans of Daisy Wood and Marius Gabriel.

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1941. When Zofia’s beloved husband Haru is conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army, she is left to navigate Japanese-occupied Shanghai alone.

Far from home and surrounded by a country at war, Zofia finds unexpected comfort in a bond with Hilly, a spirited young refugee escaping Nazi-occupied Austria.

As violence tightens its grip on the city, they seek shelter with Theo, Zofia’s American employer. But with every passing day, the horrors of war and Haru’s absence begin to reshape Zofia’s world – and her heart.

Can she still love someone who has become the enemy?

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Readers love The Enemy's Wife:

'A gorgeous novel that will truly pull at your heartstrings' CARLY SCHABOWSKI

'I loved The Enemy’s Wife – a gripping, fast-paced and evocative story about the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during WW2 – and really rooted for the brave and selfless central character, Zofia. Highly recommended' ANN BENNETT

'Such an emotional and moving read, grounded in immaculate research that never overshadows the heart of the story' SUZANNE FORTIN

Buy Links:

 Universal Buy Link: mybook.to/EnemysWife

Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enemys-Wife-brand-new-historical-Survivors-ebook/dp/B0FB6HV6R6

 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Enemys-Wife-brand-new-historical-Survivors-ebook/dp/B0FB6HV6R6

Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Enemys-Wife-brand-new-historical-Survivors-ebook/dp/B0FB6HV6R6

 Amazon AU:  https://www.amazon.com.au/Enemys-Wife-brand-new-historical-Survivors-ebook/dp/B0FB6HV6R6

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/the-enemy-s-wife

 Audio: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Enemys-Wife-Book-2-Audiobook/B0FWS1TN94

 

 


Deborah used to be a costume designer for the BBC, before becoming a writer. Now she lives in an old English school house in a village full of 17th Century houses, near the glorious Lake District. Deborah has an award-winning historical fiction blog at her website www.deborahswift.com.

Deborah loves to write about how extraordinary events in history have transformed the lives of ordinary people, and how the events of the past can live on in her books and still resonate today.

Her WW2 novel Past Encounters was a BookViral Award winner, and The Poison Keeper was a winner of the Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade.

Author Links:

Website: www.deborahswift.com

Amazon Author Page: http://author.to/DeborahSwift

Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/swiftstory

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authordeborahswift/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/deborahswift1/

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/deborah-swift

TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/deborahswiftauthor



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4 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for hosting Deborah Swift today, shining a bright book spotlight on her gripping new novel, The Enemy's Wife.

    Take care,
    Cathie xo
    The Coffee Pot Book Club

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