At The Stroke of Nine O'Clock - Historical Fiction from Award-Winning Author, Jane Davis

'An extraordinary historical novel, so rich and detailed you emerge feeling as if you've just watched a classic film.' ~ JJ Marsh, author

Historical Fiction from an Award-Winning Author

In post-war London, three women's lives intertwine in a gripping tale of scandal, survival, and female solidarity.

London, 1949. As the city rebuilds from the ashes of war, three women from vastly different backgrounds find themselves navigating a world dominated by men. 

Like most working-class daughters, seventeen-year-old Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Far from home and alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. And so she accepts a job as a hostess in a discreet gentleman's club.

Star of the silver screen Ursula Delancy is no stranger to scandal, having left her husband and daughter to follow her lover to Hollywood. The affair almost destroyed her career. Now, desperate to reconnect with her estranged daughter, she has returned to London to appear on the West End stage. But while her performance garners rave reviews, a devastating revelation ensures that her private life dominates the headlines.

Patrice Hawtree was once the most photographed debutante of her generation. Childless and trapped in a loveless marriage, her plans to secure the future of her ancient family home are about to be jeopardised by her husband's gambling addiction.

As their lives converge, each woman must decide how far she is willing to go — and what she is prepared to sacrifice.

Historical fiction at its finest. Rich, detailed, and deeply human, this is a novel that stays with you long after the final page.

'This is the first time I have come across this author, and what a revelation! Jane Davis writes stunning prose that keeps the pages turning.' ~ Historical Novel Society, Editor's Choice ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Another triumph from indie author Jane Davis in this gloriously gritty novel that engages head-on with a post-war London struggling to re-boot itself and wider society.’ ~ BurfoBookish ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

'I didn't so much read as consume this book.' ~ Vivienne Tufnell, author ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

'You are in the sure hands of a mistress of the written word.' ~ Alison Morton, author ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

'Before the reform of an archaic legal system, before second-wave feminism, before the #MeToo movement, the idea that the future is yours to make as a woman is an illusion.' ~ Book Witch ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

'One of the best books I've read this year.' ~ Denny ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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