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Signal Moon

A Short Story

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye comes a riveting short story about an impossible connection across two centuries that could make the difference between peace or war.

Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young debutante increasingly ground down by an endless war, has traded in her white gloves for a set of headphones. It’s her job to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to Bletchley Park for decryption.

One night, she picks up a transmission that isn’t code at all—it’s a cry for help.

An American ship is taking heavy fire in the North Atlantic—but no one else has reported an attack, and the information relayed by the young US officer, Matt Jackson, seems all wrong. The contact that Lily has made on the other end of the radio channel says it’s…2023.

Across an eighty-year gap, Lily and Matt must find a way to help each other: Matt to convince her that the war she’s fighting can still be won, and Lily to help him stave off the war to come. As their connection grows stronger, they both know there’s no telling when time will run out on their inexplicable link.

©2022 Kate Quinn (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. 20th Century Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Historical Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories Time Travel War

Critic reviews

“The touch of fantasy interjected into this compelling audiobook is a unique departure from author Kate Quinn's usual historical fiction.… The narrators make the characters so real that listeners can suspend disbelief and feel their tension, grit, and cleverness. Both narrators display considerable linguistic talent as they portray these heroes with warmth and bravado.”—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner
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Have loved all the Kate Quinn books I’ve read and this was no exception. Wonderful.

I just wish it was longer!

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Absolutely loved this, both narrators brought WW2 and the 21st century blend to life. The story is captivating and I listened to the last chapter close before realising I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. Almost a modern day take with a twist on the David Niven film A Matter of Life and Death, I think it’d make a perfect film

Simply Brilliant

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This was a short but really good story by the ever fabulous Kate Quinn. Looking forward to her next book.

Short but …

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Brilliant short story, listened without knowing what the story was about which gave me a real 'WHAT', left me wanting more of the two characters and brought a tear at the end, but in a good way 🥰

Loved it

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I dont usually buy short stories but this one is absolutely amazing and worth buying.

Excellent

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