Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Books hearing notes from Wyatt’s guitar

hearing notes from Wyatt’s guitar float across the night air from next door as if no time has passed—Sam’s memories come flooding back: the feel of Wyatt’s skin on hers

So when the bodies of two fifteen-year-old girls are discovered frozen in the snow

expose the building’s hidden past

Silva's powerhouse novel showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination

author of THREADNEEDLE

Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Books hearing notes from Wyatt’s guitar#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis "One of [Erik Larson's] best books yet . . . perfectly timed for the moment." Time "A bravura performance by one of America's greatest storytellers." NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New