Jenny Lecoat Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Jenny Lecoat is a published author.

She was born in Jersey, Channel Islands and her parents were raised during a time of German Occupation. Both of their families were also involved in resistance activity. Lecoat moved to England at the age of eighteen. She would obtain a drama degree and then go on to spend roughly a decade working on the alternative comedy circuit doing feminist stand-up.

In 1986, Lecoat would be nominated for a Perrier Award. She has also written for newspapers and women’s magazines such as the Observer and Cosmopolitan. She has also presented television and radio shows and focused on screenwriting for sitcom shows and sketch shows like The Catherine Tate Show.

Jenny worked for years in all types of shows before writing her first feature film, Another Mother’s Son. The movie told the story of her own Jersey family. The author is married and today resides in East Sussex, U.K.

The Girl from the Channel Islands is a 2020 novel by Jenny Lecoat. The book was first published under the title The Viennese Girl. It is the debut novel for this author and did well, becoming a New York Times bestseller. If you have been looking for something new and interesting to read, check out this book and see what you think.

This is the story of triumphing against impossible odds, set in the year 1940. The world is being torn apart by war and in June Hitler’s army captures the Channel Islands. It is a tough blow but still is the only part of Great Britain occupied by German forces. The islands have been abandoned by Churchill and left behind by the Allies, cut off from any means of assistance. As time goes on, the situation that the Islands find themselves in becomes more and more desperate.

Hedy Bercu is a young Jewish girl who decided to leave Vienna in order to go to the island of Jersey two years previous during the Anschluss. But despite all of this she finds that she has been trapped once again by the Nazis and the worst part about all of it is that there is no escape for her. The only hope that she has is to make herself useful to the Germans by working as a translator.

This allows her to hide in plain sight, something that she can do with the help of her friends and the community, as well as a German officer with sympathies. As the war gets even worse, the rations start to go down and the neighbors are all getting more suspicious about each other. Hedy’s life is in increasing danger every day. It’s going to have to take a strong act if she is going to be rescued from being deported to the concentration camps.

This is a story about being courageous and discovering love under tough circumstances. Hedy’s story is able to remind us all that when it comes to being a hero, sometimes it’s up to everyday people to stand up to injustice. An interesting read that is perfect for the beach or spending quality time at home!

Beyond Summerland is a 2024 book by Jenny Lecoat. The bestselling author has put together an enchanting story about secrets and lies that takes place in a small community that is getting over war and the two women who are dealing with a volatile mystery.

The German occupation has ended and the Channel Islands were the only territory within the British Isles to get captured. But at last they have been liberated, the only problem being that the people of Jersey have become as scarred as their landscape. It was once a summerland holiday paradise but now the island is full of tension, and the locals are looking to get their revenge on anyone who they think was working with the enemy during the war.

Jean Parris is 19 years old and still getting used to this tense peace time. He is surprised to find out that Hazel, the teacher who lives over her dad’s shop, might be the one responsible for her father’s wartime arrest and the death that then occurred in custody. Hazel denies the accusations but also has her reasons for covering up what actually happened.

Rumors that Hazel is guilty start swelling and as they do, Jean finds out new clues that hint that there were different factors that were at play. When Hazel finds out about Jean’s own secret, the two women form a bond that ends up putting them apart from the rest of Jean’s family and their demands for retribution.

Jean may just find out that needing to know the truth when it comes to her father may end up taking up everything that she once believed about herself, her home, and her family. Read this book to find out what happens with these women and find out how it all ends by getting your hands on a copy of Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat!