Praise for DEVOTION: ‘Young has conjured up another rich historical novel and I longed to know the fate of this tragic cast of friends. These characters demand devotion — they’ll get it, too’ The Times ‘Elegantly written and compulsively readable, Devotion manages to be both thrilling and heartfelt – a real treasure of a book’ Jami Attenberg Praise for THE HEROES’ WELCOME and MY DEAR, I WANTED TO TELL YOU: ‘Fierce and tender, The Heroes' Welcome depicts heroism on the grand scale and the importance of the tiniest act of courage’ Observer ‘Young possesses in abundance emotional conviction, pace and imaginative energy, and these qualities will draw readers with her through time and space, as she unfolds the story of the Lockes and Purefoys on their journey through the 20th century’ Guardian ‘If you read one novel about the effects of the First World War this year, make it this one. It has brain with its brawn and deserves a hero’s welcome’ The Times ‘Powerful, sometimes shocking, boldly conceived, it fixes on war’s lingering trauma to show how people adapt – or not – and is irradiated by anger and pity’ The Sunday Times ‘A moving exploration of the war’s toll on a generation…deeply affecting’ Metro ‘A brilliant, passionate, intense examination of what it is to survive a war and to negotiate a peace with a body and mind that have been irrevocably altered’ Elizabeth Buchan ‘This novel is a triumph’Elizabeth Jane Howard ‘Every once in a while comes a novel that generates its own success, simply by being loved.’The Times ‘Birdsong for the new millennium’Tatler ‘Powerful, sometimes shocking, boldly conceived, it fixes on war’s lingering trauma to show how people adapt – or not – and is irradiated by anger and pity’The Sunday Times ‘[A] tender, elegiac novel. Others have been here before, of course, from Sebastian Faulks to Pat Barker, but Young belongs in their company’Mail on Sunday

•The third book set in the Interwar period in what is a planned series. This novel centres on the next generation – and can absolutely be read as a standalone novel •Louisa Young is guaranteed coverage and nationwide reviews – The Heroes’ Welcome garnered excellent reviews across the major broadsheets and Louisa was a guest at a series of events and festivals (including Hay, Cheltenham and Edinburgh) across the year • MY DEAR has now sold over 130,000 copies through the TCM and was Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2011; winner of Audiobook of the Year at the Galaxy Book Awards 2011; a Richard and Judy pick, January 2012 and was shortlisted for the Wellcome Prize Competition: The New Mrs Clifton. Elizabeth Buchan;