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The year is 1940 and the British have their backs to the wall. Everyone is preparing for the battle that, as Winston Churchill said, would see the “whole fury and might of the enemy turned upon us.” Everyone including the young Miss Emily Seeton, London art teacher, who finds her strangely prophetic sketches do not go unnoticed by the secret services.

At first suspected of being a fifth columnist, she soon finds herself recruited by the dashing Major Gerry Haynes and sent to carry out a very special observance task at a rural Spitfire factory.

Faced with bombs, sabotage and murder, Miss Seeton must summon all her courage – it is after all her nature to Keep Calm and Carry On!



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PRAISE FOR MISS SEETON:

'This is not so much black comedy as black-currant comedy . . . You can't stop reading. Or laughing' The Sun


'Miss Seeton is the most delightfully satisfactory character since Miss Marple' Ogden Nash


'A most beguiling protagonist!' New York Times


'Miss Seeton is a star' Detroit News


'Miss Seeton gets into wild drama with fine touches of farce . . . This is a lovely mixture of the funny and the exciting' San Francisco Chronicle

Miss Seeton's Finest Hour: A Prequel

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A Paperback / softback by Hamilton Crane, Heron Carvic

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    Publisher: Duckworth Books
    Publication Date: 27/07/2017
    ISBN13: 9781911440857, 978-1911440857
    ISBN10: 1911440853

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The year is 1940 and the British have their backs to the wall. Everyone is preparing for the battle that, as Winston Churchill said, would see the “whole fury and might of the enemy turned upon us.” Everyone including the young Miss Emily Seeton, London art teacher, who finds her strangely prophetic sketches do not go unnoticed by the secret services.

    At first suspected of being a fifth columnist, she soon finds herself recruited by the dashing Major Gerry Haynes and sent to carry out a very special observance task at a rural Spitfire factory.

    Faced with bombs, sabotage and murder, Miss Seeton must summon all her courage – it is after all her nature to Keep Calm and Carry On!



    Trade Review

    PRAISE FOR MISS SEETON:

    'This is not so much black comedy as black-currant comedy . . . You can't stop reading. Or laughing' The Sun


    'Miss Seeton is the most delightfully satisfactory character since Miss Marple' Ogden Nash


    'A most beguiling protagonist!' New York Times


    'Miss Seeton is a star' Detroit News


    'Miss Seeton gets into wild drama with fine touches of farce . . . This is a lovely mixture of the funny and the exciting' San Francisco Chronicle

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