Another fabulous character-driven novel set in a beautiful location and a tricky time in history. Between Somerset and London, the story unfolds for three main characters, as their lives are woven together by Veronica’s pen.
There was just the right amount of setting, family drama and historical information to keep focus on this book, the perfect blend, with often quite emotional scenes and chapters that can’t help but pull at your own emotions.
Veronica Henry is skilled at juggling her characters lives and bringing forward several perspectives in her writing – the chapters for each character were intriguing, compelling and beautifully written. So much so that it was hard to let them go at the end – their lives were woven together so deftly that it was easy to want to read about them in future books. Filled with secret love affairs, heartbreak and friendship, expect surprises on every page.
About the Book
A secret love story.
A chance to stay forever…
London, 1953
Clementine falls for handsome Alfie Arbutus over cocktails at the Savoy and knows that life will never be the same again. Especially when he invites her to visit the family home he will inherit one day, Foxwood Manor…
Stella lost a part of her heart forever when Edwin Arbutus died. Their wartime love affair changed everything – but now she has her young son, Ted, to fight for.
Elizabeth hopes that throwing the glamorous Snow Ball at Foxwood will bring light back into its darkened walls, and into the eyes of her heartbroken husband, Michael, for the first time since they lost their eldest son.
Yet as the gilded invitations are sent, the lives of all three women collide with unimaginable consequences – will the secrets of the past break the family apart, or bring them back together?
About The Author
VERONICA HENRY has always been involved in storytelling, from her first job typing scripts for The Archers to being writer-in-residence on the Venice-Simplon Orient Express. She was a scriptwriter for many years, working on some of our best-loved dramas including Heartbeat and Holby City. She has written over twenty novels, all published by Orion. She lives on the North Devon coast where she loves walking on the beach, swimming in the sea or watching the sun set with a killer negroni.
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