Leo's Girl

by Victor Pemberton

A saga of forbidden love, divided loyalties and wartime London

505 pages, Paperback

First published April 5, 2001

About the author

Victor Pemberton was a British writer and television producer. His scriptwriting work included BBC radio plays, and television scripts for the BBC and ITV, including Doctor Who, The Slide and The Adventures of Black Beauty.

His television production work included the British version of Fraggle Rock (second series onwards), and several independent documentaries including the 1989 International Emmy Award-winning Gwen: A Juliet Remembered, about stage actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.

In addition to novelisations, he wrote many nostalgic novels set in London, prompted by the success of his autobiographical radio drama series Our Family.

In later life he moved to Spain, where he continued to write novels until his death in 2017.

Reviews

[michelle reilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book

Another great book by Victor Pemberton. A lovely storyline with great characters. Couldn't put it down once I'd started. I loved the ending.

[Eric Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another new author for me . The book had an authentic feel to it , being set in London during the bl itz. The similarities between the indiscriminate bombings by the Germans and the current destruction of Ukraine by the Russians , suggest that civilisation has hardly moved on at all in the last 80 years .The heroine of the story is an upper middle class innocent who decides to help the war effort by becoming a bus conductress - much to the dismay of her father . Her trials and tribulations make for an enjoyable read , and most readers will be content with the happy ending - unlikely though it is in the real world .