The Call of the Wrens
"An original and compelling tale of sisterhood and strength." — New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff

"An absolute treat for historical fiction lovers." — New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis
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Introducing the little-known story of the daring women who rode through war-torn Europe, carrying secrets on their shoulders . . . 
 
An orphan who spent her youth without a true home, Marion Hoxton found in the Great War something other than destruction. She found a chance to belong. As a member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service—the Wrens—Marion gained sisters. She found purpose in her work as a motorcycle dispatch rider, assigned to train and deliver carrier pigeons to the front line. And, despite the constant threat of danger, she and her childhood friend Eddie began to dream of a future together. Until the battle that changed everything.
 
Now, twenty years later, another war has broken out across Europe, calling Marion to return to the fight. Meanwhile, others, like twenty-year-old society girl Evelyn Fairchild, hear the call for the first time. For Evelyn, it’s a way to prove herself after a childhood fraught with surgeries and limitations from a disability. And with the re-formation of the Wrens as World War II rages, it’s the perfect opportunity to make a difference in the world at seventy miles per hour.
 
Told in alternating narratives that converge in a single life-changing moment, The Call of the Wrens is a vivid, emotional saga of love, secrets, resilience—and the knowledge that the future will always belong to the brave souls who fight for it. (Add to Goodreads)
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Releasing November 15, 2022 in Paperback, eBook, and Audiobook
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​Praise for The Call of the Wrens
"In The Call of the Wrens, Jenni L. Walsh chronicles two volunteers in the Women’s Royal Navy Service during the First and Second World Wars. Spanning decades in a story that is both epic and intimate, The Call of the Wrens is an original and compelling tale of sisterhood and strength." — Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star 

"What a lovely surprise. The heroines in Walsh’s latest can be found racing around war-torn Europe on motorbikes, relaying secret messages and undertaking daring missions as part of the real-life women’s branch of the U.K. navy. There’s also giddy romance, family secrets, and shocking twists, making it an absolute treat for historical fiction lovers." — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace