Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Paris Package | 2018 | A.W. Hartoin | Buy |
| 2 | Strangers in Venice | 2019 | A.W. Hartoin | Buy |
| 3 | One Child in Berlin | 2020 | A.W. Hartoin | Buy |
| 4 | A Quiet Little Place on Rue de Lille | 2021 | A.W. Hartoin | Buy |
| 5 | Dark Victory | 2021 | A.W. Hartoin | Buy |
| 6 | Her London Season | 2022 | A.W. Hartoin | Buy |
Away From Whipplethorn is a six-book historical fiction series by A.W. Hartoin, published between 2018 and 2022. Set during the Second World War, the books explore the lives of people caught up in the conflict and its aftermath. The series represents a significant departure from Hartoin’s mystery and fantasy work, trading contemporary settings for the 1940s.
The shift to historical fiction allowed Hartoin to apply her character-focused storytelling to a very different kind of story. The series deals with the everyday realities of wartime rather than focusing solely on battles and military strategy, which gives it a human scale that readers of her other work will recognize.