An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise A rebellious daughter 1925. 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 secret 1944. 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 generations Betrayals 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 out Praise for The Hidden Palace Completely 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 GAYNOR Dinah Jefferies wields her storytelling magic on the island of Malta . . . Its engrossing and sensual, full of the heat of the Mediterranean sun GILL PAUL Powerful, passionate and profoundly moving . . . this compelling mix of love and tragedy vibrates with warmth and pain, and captures the intense dislocation of war KATE FURNIVALL Sweeping and sumptuous with a gorgeous described sense of place. A marvellous adventure TRACY REES A richly atmospheric tale of grief, determination and hope Womans Own True escapism Best Daughters of War hit #5 in the Sunday Times bestselling charts on 26th September 2021. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Title: The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller: Book 2 (The Daughters of War)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 2022
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0008427054
ISBN 13: 9780008427054
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 349 grams

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the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller

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Dinah Jefferies began her career with The Separation, followed by the No.1 Sunday Times and Richard and Judy bestseller, The Tea-Planter’s Wife. Born in Malaysia, she moved to England at the age of nine. In 1985, a family tragedy changed everything, and she now draws on the experience of loss in her writing, infusing love, loss and danger with the beauty of her locations. She is published in 29 languages in over 30 countries and lives close to her family in Gloucestershire.

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