Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Darkest Night | 2021 | Jennifer Robson | Buy |
| 2 | The Coronation Year | 2023 | Jennifer Robson | Buy |
Jennifer Robson’s standalone novels move beyond the Great War period into World War II and the early 1950s. Our Darkest Night tells the story of Antonina Mazin, a Jewish doctor’s daughter in Venice who escapes deportation by traveling to the countryside with a young Christian man named Nico Gerardi, posing as his wife. As they work with the Italian resistance, their pretend marriage becomes real.
The Coronation Year shifts to 1953 London, where the residents of the Blue Lion hotel prepare for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation procession, which will pass by their front door. The novel weaves together three characters’ stories as they each face personal crises against the backdrop of a nation celebrating.