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Beyond the Edge of Light

By: Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton
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Munich, 1938. As dark shadows gather at the fringe of the traditional Oktoberfest revelry, Julia Ormesby finds herself falling in love with Conrad von Echlau. Later, on the eve of war, they are forced to recognise that the weight of history leaves them little chance of a life together.

Julia moves from rescuing refugees to a pivotal role at Bletchley Park, while Conrad is awarded the Knight’s Cross for the capture of a crucial Allied stronghold on the Belgian border. When he is selected for a top secret mission on the Suffolk coast, their destinies collide once more. Immediately after Dunkirk, the nation is gripped by the fear of enemy invasion — so Churchill’s intelligence chiefs have decreed that every member of von Echlau’s incoming unit must die.

Epic in resonance, yet heartbreakingly intimate, Beyond the Edge of Light is a haunting debut novel of conflicting allegiances, the nature of honour, and the unbearable cost of loyalty in a world on fire.

© Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

 20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction War & Military Women's Fiction
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Critic Reviews

A truly spell-binding love story about love and war, told by someone who has lived and breathed it in real life. (Tom Newton Dunn)
This is a startingly brilliant first novel. The writing is sublime and it is one hell of a story; tense, gripping and deeply emotional. One of the absolute must read books of the year. (Tom Bradby)
Up there with the best of William Boyd and Sebastian Faulks. Gripping, transporting and deeply felt, this stunning novel will stay with you long after you turn the last page. (Lucy Foley)
I raced through this fast-paced, deeply evocative story of extraordinary daring in terrifying times, totally immersed in the vividly and intimately depicted lives of star-crossed lovers caught up on opposing sides of a world-shattering war. (Katharine McMahon, bestselling author of THE ROSE OF SEBASTOPOL and THE CRIMSON ROOMS)
A wonderfully vivid, immersive and enthralling portrayal of the conflict between love and loyalty at a time we must never forget. (Felicity Kendal)
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