The Hidden Palace (Paperback)
Dinah Jefferies
From CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
From CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
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Paperback. An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise A rebellious daughter1925. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancers job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets.A sister with a secret1944. Running from the brutality of war in France, Florence Baudin faces a new life. But her estranged mother makes a desperate request: to find her vanished sister, who went missing years before.A rift over generationsBetrayals and secrets, lies and silence hang between the sisters. A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florences only clue, the war an immovable barrier and time is running outPraise for The Hidden PalaceCompletely swept me away to another place and time. Dinah is the queen of sumptuous settings, transporting the reader effortlessly from chocolate-box Devonshire to the cabaret clubs of 1920s Paris and war-torn Malta. A marvellous, multi-layered story, populated with characters to really care for HAZEL GAYNORDinah Jefferies wields her storytelling magic on the island of Malta . . . Its engrossing and sensual, full of the heat of the Mediterranean sun GILL PAULPowerful, passionate and profoundly moving . . . this compelling mix of love and tragedy vibrates with warmth and pain, and captures the intense dislocation of war KATE FURNIVALLSweeping and sumptuous with a gorgeous described sense of place. A marvellous adventure TRACY REESA richly atmospheric tale of grief, determination and hope Womans OwnTrue escapism BestDaughters of War hit #5 in the Sunday Times bestselling charts on 26th September 2021. An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780008427054
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Title: The Hidden Palace (Paperback)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new
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