Wartime Comes to the West India Dock Road is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.
Wartime Comes to the West India Dock Road by Renita D'Silva
Genre: Historical Saga
Tour Dates: 23rd - 29th July 2025
Publication Date: 23rd July 2025
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Standalone Second Book in the West India Dock Road series
Formats available: Netgalley Widget
Types of post available: Review Only
1940. The Blitz rages, but life goes on in the heart of London’s East End.
Charity has spent her life keeping her family together – raising her younger brothers, running the family boarding house on West India Dock Road, and now shielding her fragile parents from the relentless bombardment outside their door. When her teenage brother runs away to enlist, she faces a battle she never expected – one that could tear her family apart. But help comes from an unexpected new arrival…
Across the road, Divya, a young Indian woman with a gift for cooking, has found a happy home among the dockside community. But as she feeds the neighbourhood at her bustling curry house, she secretly yearns for news of the man she loves, who is fighting for their freedom. Will she see him again?
As the bombs fall and the East End burns, the residents of West India Dock Road must rely on each other like never before. In a world shattered by war, friendships will be tested, love will be lost and found, and courage will be discovered in the most surprising places.
Heart-breaking, heart-mending and richly evocative, this is a story of resilience, love, and the enduring spirit of a community under siege. Perfect for fans of Patricia McBride, Jean Fullerton and Call the Midwife.
About Renita D'Silva
Renita D’Silva has had eleven historical fiction novels published, the most recent of which is The Spice Maker’s Secret. Her short stories have been featured in several publications and have been shortlisted for the Love Reading Very Short Story award and longlisted for the BBC National Short Story award. Her first psychological thriller, The Neighbour, won the Joffe Books Prize 2023.
Follow Renita D'Silva
Facebook: @RenitaDSilvaBooks
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Instagram: @renita_dsilva
Blog Tour Schedule
Maximum 3 stops per day. Confirmed blogs will appear here.
23rd July
Leanne bookstagram
Jane Hunt Writer (jolliffe01)
24th July
Kat's Book Cave
Bookmarks and Stages
25th July
Lyndas_bookreview (IG)
Left on the Shelf
26th July
27th July
28th July
Sarah Can't Stop Reading
29th July