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Book SynopsisHow far will they go for family, friendship, and love? Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her. Fifty miles away, the surrendering soldiers of the Royal Norfolk Regiment are shot dead by the advancing Germans. Beneath the pile of bodies two men survive, crawling to the safety of a nearby farmhouse, where sisters Elise and Adelaide risk their lives to take them in. When Cate, too, arrives at their door with her injured soldier, the pressure mounts. The sisters are risking everything to keep their visitors safe. But with the Nazis coming ever closer and relationships in the farmhouse intensifying, they must all question the sacrifices they are willing to make for the lives of others. How far will they go for family, friendship, and love?
Trade Review“I became so easily immersed in Soraya’s poignant, vibrant, visual story, The Secrets We Left Behind. The inhumanity of war, and the humanity of strangers who become friends, lovers, and heroes who selflessly risk everything for each other, kept me absorbed until the emotional, rewarding, uplifting end. I loved this novel!” —Carol Mason, bestselling author of After You Left and Little White Secrets “A heartbreakingly beautiful tale of bravery and friendship. The cast of strong women…will stay in her readers’ minds and hearts long after the last page.” —Alison Ragsdale, bestselling author of Her Last Chance and Dignity and Grace “A story of trust, friendship, and love tested under the most frightening of circumstances—a page-turner, start to finish.” —Peggy Lampman, bestselling author of The Promise Kitchen and The Welcome Home Diner “The Secrets We Left Behind…kept me absorbed until the emotional, rewarding, uplifting end. I loved this novel!” —Carol Mason, Amazon Charts bestselling author of After You Left and Little White Secrets “Gripping…Soraya M. Lane’s exquisitely told tale of perseverance will hold your heart.” —Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London “Brimming with tension and page-turning drama.” —Eoin Dempsey, bestselling author of White Rose, Black Forest
