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From the critically acclaimed author of The Glass Painter's Daughter. Journey through the generations of one family of strong, vibrant women.

September 1939, troubled young Imogen Lockhart travels to Cornwall by train to deliver two small boys to their prep school, which has been evacuated to Penmartin House for the duration of the war.  When she’s asked to stay on at the school as temporary cover for the usual matron she readily agrees.  After all, it enables her to put off more serious decisions of what to do with her life.   But her time at the school turns out to be more complic...

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September 1939, troubled young Imogen Lockhart travels to Cornwall by train to deliver two small boys to their prep school, which has been evacuated to Penmartin House for the duration of the war.  When she’s asked to stay on at the school as temporary cover for the usual matron she readily agrees.  After all, it enables her to put off more serious decisions of what to do with her life.   But her time at the school turns out to be more complic...

September 1939, troubled young Imogen Lockhart travels to Cornwall by train to deliver two small boys to their prep school, which has been evacuated to Penmartin House for the duration of the war.  When she’s asked to stay on at the school as temporary cover for the usual matron she readily agrees.  After all, it enables her to put off more serious decisions of what to do with her life.   But her time at the school turns out to be more complic...

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Accept it, he is dead.No, it's not true.It is. Everyone thinks so except you. When the family home in London is bombed in the early 1940s, Maddie and her two young daughters take refuge in Norfolk, in the country house where Maddie's husband Philip spent the summers of his childhood. But Philip is gone, believed to have been killed in action in northern France. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Maddie refuses to give up hope that ...

From the Sunday Timesbestselling author, a dream house, a hidden past, a place of memories

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of LAST LETTER HOME, a 2018 Richard and Judy Book club pick, comes a gripping story of family secrets, all-consuming love and the chaos of war.

1938. Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters kehren Sarah, ihre Mutter und ihre Schwester aus Indien ins englische Norfolk zurück. Es ist kalt und unwohnlich, und es fällt Sarah schwer, sich wieder heimisch zu fühlen - bis sie Freundschaft mit Paul schließt, einem jungen Deutschen, der als Gärtnergehilfe auf dem benachbarten Westbury Hall arbeitet.70 Jahre später stößt Briony während eines Urlaubs auf Filmaufnahmen aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Einer der Männ...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Letter Home, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a thrilling novel about a woman with an extraordinary life, based on a true story.

Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One Moonlit Night tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets as well as by war.'Brimming over with everything I love about this author's writing: atmosphere, intrigue, wonderful characters and a beautiful love story. Pure delight to read' Tracy Rees‘So complex and moving, with a sense of mystery as powerful as the sense of love and betrayal’ Cathy Kelly‘Beautifully rich in per...

Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One Moonlit Night tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets as well as by war.'Brimming over with everything I love about this author's writing: atmosphere, intrigue, wonderful characters and a beautiful love story. Pure delight to read' Tracy Rees'So complex and moving, with a sense of mystery as powerful as the sense of love and betrayal' Cathy Kelly'Beautifully rich in per...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Letter Home, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a thrilling novel about a woman with an extraordinary life, based on a true story.

Al zolang ze zich kan herinneren lijdt Fay Knox aan vreemde flashbacks, die worden veroorzaakt door heel verschillende dingen: een Frans chanson, de kerkklokken van de Notre Dame. Volgens haar moeder is Fay nog nooit buiten Engeland geweest, laat staan in Frankrijk, maar waarom komt Parijs haar dan zo angstaanjagend bekend voor? Fay volgt de enige aanwijzing die ze heeft: een adres op het label van een oude rugzak. Haar zoektocht brengt haar n...

A reissue from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Letter Home, the 2018 Richard & Judy Book Club pick.

Melanie Pentreath heeft zich teruggetrokken in het idyllische Lamorna Cove, een afgelegen baai in Cornwall, om er een boek te schrijven. Maar ze probeert er vooral troost te vinden vanwege een gebroken hart en het verdriet om de dood van haar moeder. Ze stort zich op de overwoekerde tuin van haar huisbaas Patrick. Als Patrick op zijn landgoed een paar onbekende schilderijen vindt, ontdekken ze een uitzonderlijke geschiedenis van verboden passi...

On holiday with friends, young historian Briony Andrews becomes fascinated with a wartime story of a ruined villa in the hills behind Naples.

The unmissable brand new novel from Rachel Hore, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Letter Home, a Richard and Judy 2018 Book Club pick.

Author of Richard & Judy Bookclub selection "A Place Of Secrets" offers a story of Italy and Norfolk life over a seventy-year period, as young historian Briony follows the trail of wartime letters to investigate the story of a ruined villa high above Naples.