The Girl on the Cliff

Riley, Lucinda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241954975 ISBN 13: 9780241954973

Publisher: Penguin, 2011

'Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart' Dinah Jeffries

A beautiful and captivating drama spanning decades, from the international Number One bestselling author of The Butterfly Room and The Seven Sisters series.
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Why has a secret from 1914 caused a century of heartache?

Troubled by recent loss, Grania Ryan has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. And it is here, on a cliff edge, that she first meets a young girl, Aurora, who will profoundly change her life.

Mysteriously drawn to Aurora, Grania discovers that the histories of their families are strangely and deeply entwined . . .

From a bittersweet romance in wartime London to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, from devotion to a foundling child to forgotten memories of a lost brother, the Ryans and the Lisles, past and present, have been entangled for a century. Ultimately, it will be Aurora whose intuition and remarkable spirit help break the spell and unlock the chains of the past.

Haunting, uplifting and deeply moving, Aurora's story tells of the triumph of hope over loss.

Praise for Lucinda Riley:

'A brilliant page-turner' Daily Mail

'An absolutely fantastic storyteller' Katherine Webb

'Brilliant escapism' Red

Review:

Praise for Lucinda Riley (-)

Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart (Dinah Jefferies)

Absolutely impossible to put down (Tracy Rees)

A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance (Daily Mail)

An absolutely fantastic storyteller (Katherine Webb)

Brilliant escapism (Red)

Breathtaking (Iona Grey)

Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered (Grazia)

One of the strongest authors in this genre . . . excellent historical detail, heart-wrenching romance, and an engaging mystery (The Historical Novel Society)

From the Back Cover:

Why has a secret from 1914 caused a century of heartache?

Troubled by recent loss, Grania Ryan has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. And it is here, on a cliff edge, that she first meets a young girl, Aurora, who will profoundly change her life.

Mysteriously drawn to Aurora, Grania discovers that the histories of their families are strangely and deeply entwined . . .

From a bittersweet romance in wartime London to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, from devotion to a foundling child to forgotten memories of a lost brother, the Ryans and the Lisles, past and present, have been entangled for a century. Ultimately, it will be Aurora whose intuition and remarkable spirit help break the spell and unlock the chains of the past.

Haunting, uplifting and deeply moving, Aurora's story tells of the triumph of hope over loss.