Set in the beautiful city of Venice, a captivating novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summer at the Lake and Paradise House
'A dramatically dark tale of the joy, pain and all-consuming passion of first love' Cosmopolitan
'Intense, compelling stuff' OK Magazine
'A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad' Daily Telegraph
Venice has been Lydia's home for many years, a place where she has found peace and fulfilment. Then one day she glimpses a young man's face in the crowd that threatens to change everything. He's a heart-stopping reminder of a dreadful secret she believed she had banished to the past...
As a young child, Lydia and her sister were sent to live with grandparents they'd never even met before. It was a cruel and loveless new world for them and it forced Lydia to grow up fast. She learned to keep secrets and to trust sparingly, and through it all she was shadowed by grief and guilt.
Now, twenty-eight years later, Lydia is persuaded to leave behind the safe new life she has created for herself and return to England to face the past. And maybe her future.
The perfect escapist read for fans of Santa Montefiore and Katie Fforde.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781409173151
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 380 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 40 mm
Intense, compelling stuff - OK Magazine
A dramatically dark tale of the joy, pain and all-consuming passion of first love - Cosmopolitan
An utterly moving read, you won't want to put down - Ulster Tatler
Strong characters and an ambitious plot ... both Gothic and gritty - New Statesman
It is a captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad - Daily Telegraph
What a brilliant book, taking you back to Lydia's childhood, I didn't wamt it to end. Excellent
Once again a great Erica James book. Never yet been disappointed with one of her books.
This book has to be one of the best books i've read yet. It has a brilliant story line. Its a emotional rollercoaster, sometimes bits in the book are loving and sweet others bitter and sad. Its a book i really... More
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