The Hidden Palace: The most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

di Dinah Jefferies (Autore)

Stephanie Racine (Narratore)

HarperCollins, 2022

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 dancer’s 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 Florence’s 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 . . . It’s 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’ Woman’s Own ‘True escapism’ Best Daughters of War hit #5 in the Sunday Times bestselling charts on 26th September 2021. In the vein of historical and 20th century fiction, The Hidden Palace by Dinah Jefferies, the Sunday Times bestselling author, continues to unravel the secrets of the past. The narrative, steeped in romance and the harsh realities of World War II, is a testament to the resilience of its characters. For fans of Fiona Valpy (Light Through the Vines), Ann Bennett (The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu), Rachel Wesson (Darkness Falls), Rachel Hore (A Gathering Storm), and Ella Carey (The Lost Sister of Fifth Avenue). HarperCollins 2022

• Autore: Dinah Jefferies
• Narratore: Stephanie Racine
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 14:15:22
• Anno edizione: 2022
• Editore: HarperCollins
• EAN: 9780008427078

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