The Silver Thread: A heartbreaking dual timeline historical romance for fans of Santa Montefiore and Dinah Jefferies - Softcover

Brown, Kate Lord

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1398534862 ISBN 13: 9781398534865

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2026

Synopsis

A sweeping story of a patient and everlasting love – and the moments that tie people together forever.  

‘Utterly immersive. Kate Lord Brown is the magician whose silken words have embroidered the most exotic and seductive dual timeline romance’ Essie Fox, Catherine, a Retelling of Wuthering Heights

'A poignant and unforgettable story of one woman's life, told with immense flair and sensitivity' Kate Forsyth, Psykhe  

‘As a long-closed apartment starts to reveal old treasures, a story of enduring love unfolds’  My Weekly

THREE CITIES. TWO WOMEN. A STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS . . .

London, 1875. Bel has secured a design job at the newly opened Liberty store, where Japan is all the rage. When Hiro, a fellow designer, travels with her to Tokyo to source silks and inspiration, little does she know it will be the start of an unforgettable love story.

Paris, 1985. Mira, a recently qualified art curator, is hired to catalogue the contents of an apartment which has been closed for decades. As she works through the treasures it reveals, she longs to discover what happened to famed designer Isobel Bright – and why her apartment has been locked for so many years…

Crossing oceans, cultures and timelines, this is an epic and intimate tale of enduring love.

PRAISE FOR KATE LORD BROWN:

‘Exquisite’ RUTH HOGAN
'Epic, sweeping and gloriously romantic’ VERONICA HENRY
‘Evocative’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Sumptuous and immersive’ PLATINUM

About this title

About the Author

Kate Lord Brown was a finalist in ITV's The People's Author contest, and her novel The Perfume Garden, which has been published in nine languages, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year 2014. Her books have been top ten bestsellers in the UK, Canada and several European countries. In 2020 she was highly commended in the RNA Elizabeth Goudge Trophy. Kate has also written editorial, reviews and regular columns for Traveller, Condé Nast, Good Housekeeping, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Express and others. She wrote the first book-club column in the Middle East for two years, introducing a host of writers to the region through the pages of Ahlan! After many years living overseas, she has returned to the wild and beautiful southwest of England, where she grew up. Find out more at https://www.katelordbrown.com and connect with Kate on Instagram and Facebook @KateLordBrown.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398534862
• ISBN 13: 9781398534865
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480