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Book SynopsisSet 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 sparingl
Trade Review
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 *
