Some friendships are forged for life.
Some lives are cut short by war.
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"The kind of writing that stays with you long after the last page."
Anglesey, 1914.
Three young friends. A quiet coastal life. A bond they believed nothing could break.
Elizabeth, Robert and Owen grew up together on the shores of Red Wharf Bay — footplate rides, evening walks, the kind of friendship that feels invincible.
Then the war came.
In just 3,300 words, John Wheatley captures everything that made a generation — and everything the war took from them. Intimate, atmospheric and deeply moving, The Invincibles is the perfect introduction to the world of The Exile's Daughter.
If you love historical fiction that follows people, not just events — this story was written for you.
John Wheatley — Author
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