title: Their Finest: A Novel
author:  Lissa Evans 
description: &#8220;A wry, semi-sweet tale.&#8221; (<em>Washington Post</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;The period details evoking London during the Blitz are masterfully done.&#8221; (<i>Library Journal</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;A beautifully written, minutely observed and researched, evocative and very funny tale.&#8221; (&lt;i&gt;Guardian&lt;/i&gt;, London)<br /><br />&#8220;This is a comic novel, but far warmer in tone and broader in scope than that label would suggest....Gloriously observed...Hilliard is a wonderful creation&#8212;and Evans&#8217;s recreated propaganda scripts are a total joy. Delicious.&#8221; (<i>Times</i> (London))<br /><br />&#8220;I try not to say, &#8216;If there&#8217;s one novel you should read this summer..&#8217; but <i>Crooked Heart</i> tempts me to say it.&#8221; (Scott Simon, NPR, on <i>Crooked Heart</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;Glorious. I loved every line of this book.&#8221; (Paula Hawkins, author of <i>The Girl on the Train</i>, on <i>Crooked Heart</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;In &#8216;Crooked Heart,&#8217; Lissa Evans&#8217;s absorbing and atmospheric comic novel, another quietly heroic orphan joins the canon&#8230;.This is a wonderfully old-fashioned Dickensian novel, with satisfying plot twists&#8230;.Both darkly funny and deeply touching&#8230;.It&#8217;s a crooked journey, straight to the heart.&#8221; (<i>New York Times Book Review</i> on <i>Crooked Heart</i>)<br /><br />&#8220;Beautifully written, minutely observed and researched, evocative and very funny tale.&#8221; (<i>Guardian</i> (London))<br /><br />&#8220;[Evans] displays a fine eye for detail and for the absurdities involved in filming. She also brilliantly evokes the disruption and dangers of wartime London. This funny, heart-warming and beautifully crafted novel is a must-read.&#8221; (<i>Daily Mail</i> (London))
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  Collin Evans, the Earl of Frossly is forced to return to his ancestral estate
  after years of avoiding the responsibility. His estate manager quit and it’s
  up to him to ensure his servants and tenants don’t suffer from his neglect. He
  never expected to find a beguiling woman that tempts him beyond reason nearby.
  
  After a scandal erupts, Lady Charlotte Rossington is sent to the country to
  stay with a spinster aunt. What her father fails to realize is that was her
  goal all along. She hates London society and wants to write a novel and the
  season would prevent that endeavor.
  
  While there she crosses paths with the Earl of Frossly. He’s handsome as sin
  and one of the wickedest rogues she’s ever encountered. She’s drawn to him and
  ends up in his arms more often than at her writing desk. Giving up on her
  dream is the last thing she wants, but she might have to choose between it and
  the one man she can’t live without.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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