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Book SynopsisFROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LAST PEARL AND DANCING AT THE VICTORY CAFE, this is a beautiful novel about family secrets and redemption.1930s, London. Caroline grew on a secluded Scottish estate with her 'Aunt'
Phoebe. But the shocking realisation that Phoebe is actually her mother fuels a rebellious streak in Caroline, who elopes to Cairo to get married. But her marriage quickly turns sour and leads to an affair with an old lover, and to a baby boy, Desmond. With her personal life in tatters and WWII approaching, she volunteers as a secret agent, smuggling valuable information into Europe for the British government. But when Caroline finally returns from the war, Desmond is gone. Will she be able to track him down?
2002, Australia. When
Melissa discovers a postcard addressed to 'Desmond' among her recently deceased father's effects, she is de
Trade Review‘A fabulous story of people, places and pearls from a master storyteller’ -- Lancashire Evening Post on The Last Pearl
