A Gathering Storm by Rachel Hore (UK edition, paperback), Bukit Batok

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN 13: 9781849832885
Condition: Brandnew
Binding: paperback
Pages: 480
Dimensons: 198 x 130 x 30 | 400 (gram)

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From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping story of family secrets, all-consuming love and the chaos of war.2011. When Lucy’s troubled father Tom passes away, she travels to Cornwall to visit his childhood home – the once-beautiful Carlyon Manor. Before he died, Tom had been researching an uncle she never knew he had. Determined to find out why, Lucy tracks down Beatrice Ashton, a local woman who seems to know more than she lets on, and has an extraordinary story to tell . . . 1935. Growing up in Cornwall, Beatrice plays with the children of Carlyon Manor – especially pretty, blonde Angelina Wincanton. Then, one summer at the age of fifteen, she falls in love with a young visitor to the town: Rafe, whom she rescues from a storm-tossed sea. On the surface, her life seems idyllic. But the dark clouds of war are gathering, and nobody, not even the Wincantons, will be left untouched.A Gathering Storm is a powerful tale of courage and betrayal, spanning from Cornwall to London and Occupied France, in which friendship and love are tested, and the consequences span generations.Praise for Rachel Hore's novels: 'Compelling, engrossing and moving' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment’ DINAH JEFFERIES 'A story that stirs the deepest emotions' WOMAN & HOME ‘An emotive and thought-provoking read’ ROSANNA LEY ‘Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win’  DAILY MAIL ‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ TELEGRAPH ‘A tender and thoughtful tale' SUNDAY MIRRORFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking story of past tragedies,secrets in the present and hope for the future.Review Quote‘Compelling, engrossing and moving; a perfect holiday indulgence’Review Quote‘A tour de force. Rachel’s Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious’Review Quote‘Engrossing and romantic, it’s a wonderful story of family secrets and the choices women make’Review Quote‘With a serious eye for exquisite detail, Hore’s latest, brilliantly crafted novel aptly follows a photographer, Lucy. She takes a journey to capture past, life-changing family secrets, embracing three generations along the way, across Cornwall, London East Anglia and Occupied France’Review Quote‘A fascinating, hugely readable book . . . Rachel Hore’s research and her mastery of the subject is deeply impressive’Review Quote‘Another of this year’s top offerings’Rev...