An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise...
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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 dancer's 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 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.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008427054Number of pages: 528Weight: 360 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 32 mm
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Praise for Daughters of War
'A wonderfully evocative and sensual writer'SANTA MONTEFIORE
'A warm and engrossing tale of passion and courage. I loved it'RACHEL HORE
'Love,grief,abandonment,betrayal and secrets...I adored it'LIZ NUGENT
'A stirring,richly-imagined novel about bravery and love and family loyalty tested to its limits'RACHEL RHYS
'As layers of long-hidden family secrets emerge,you are sure to be hooked to the very last page'LIZ TRENOW
'Rich in courage,love and sacrifice,but chilling and taut in its portrayal of the horrors of war'KATE FURNIVALL
'Lushly descriptive,exciting and vivid,this is a warm and exciting tale that will pull you in and refuse to let you go'TRACY REES
A tender,moving and at times heartbreaking story'SINEAD MORIARTY
Dinah Jefferies
AuthorDinah Jeffrieswas born in Malaysia but grew up in the UK. Her novels are drawn from her experiences of living and travelling abroad and on her website she writes that her books,'aim to infuse the love and loss with the extremely seductive beauty of the East.'Her bestselling novels include:The Separation,The Tea Planter's Wife,The Silk Merchant's DaughterandBefore the Rains.
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