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''I adored The Wildflowers. A sweeping, epic, moving read'' MARIAN KEYES

RICHARD AND JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 2018

Turn the page and find yourself in a Dorset beach house, the sun in your eyes and the sand between your toes. This is the home of Tony and Althea Wilde - the Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor of their generation and with a marriage every bit as stormy. A gorgeous, epic tale of tangled family secrets and lies . . .


''A wonderful, engrossing novel, full of the most vivid characters and a truly memorable setting. A triumph'' SOPHIE KINSELLA


''She reels you in and then you''re hooked, right to the last page'' PATRICIA SCANLAN

''Atmospheric and altogether wonderful'' LESLEY PEARCE

''I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderfu

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Readers love The Wildflowers
I adored The Wildflowers. A sweeping, epic, moving read -- Marian Keyes
She reels you in and then you're hooked, right to the last page -- Patricia Scanlan
A wonderful, engrossing novel, full of the most vivid characters and a truly memorable setting. A triumph -- Sophie Kinsella
Atmospheric and altogether wonderful -- Lesley Pearse
Reminiscent of Santa Montefiore with the emotional heart of Jojo Moyes. You'll frequently find yourself uttering the words: just one more page * CultureFly *
I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderful -- Penny Vincenzi
Richly layered . . . Oozing at the seams with scandal, secrets, sex and a whole host of unforgettable characters, this is a story to get truly lost in -- Isabelle Broom * Heat *
A brilliant read * Fabulous *
With plenty of family secrets, a gorgeous old house, an involving story featuring characters that leap off the page - there's nothing not to love about this captivating family saga * Woman & Home *
An evocative slice of escapism * Good Housekeeping *
Her characters are finely drawn and as the story hops back and forth from the Second World War to the present day, the reader becomes deeply immersed in this charismatic family's fortunes. The result is that rare and lovely thing, an all-engaging and all-consuming drama * Daily Mail *
Harriet Evans's characters are superb . . . vibrant, eccentric, emotional, masters and mistresses of high and low! * My Weekly *
This beautifully written family saga will make you yearn for summer days * The Sun *
[A] sumptuous and emotional story * Sunday Mirror *

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      Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 05/04/2018
      ISBN13: 9781472221377, 978-1472221377
      ISBN10: 1472221370

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''I adored The Wildflowers. A sweeping, epic, moving read'' MARIAN KEYES

      RICHARD AND JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 2018

      Turn the page and find yourself in a Dorset beach house, the sun in your eyes and the sand between your toes. This is the home of Tony and Althea Wilde - the Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor of their generation and with a marriage every bit as stormy. A gorgeous, epic tale of tangled family secrets and lies . . .


      ''A wonderful, engrossing novel, full of the most vivid characters and a truly memorable setting. A triumph'' SOPHIE KINSELLA


      ''She reels you in and then you''re hooked, right to the last page'' PATRICIA SCANLAN

      ''Atmospheric and altogether wonderful'' LESLEY PEARCE

      ''I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderfu

      Trade Review
      Readers love The Wildflowers
      I adored The Wildflowers. A sweeping, epic, moving read -- Marian Keyes
      She reels you in and then you're hooked, right to the last page -- Patricia Scanlan
      A wonderful, engrossing novel, full of the most vivid characters and a truly memorable setting. A triumph -- Sophie Kinsella
      Atmospheric and altogether wonderful -- Lesley Pearse
      Reminiscent of Santa Montefiore with the emotional heart of Jojo Moyes. You'll frequently find yourself uttering the words: just one more page * CultureFly *
      I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderful -- Penny Vincenzi
      Richly layered . . . Oozing at the seams with scandal, secrets, sex and a whole host of unforgettable characters, this is a story to get truly lost in -- Isabelle Broom * Heat *
      A brilliant read * Fabulous *
      With plenty of family secrets, a gorgeous old house, an involving story featuring characters that leap off the page - there's nothing not to love about this captivating family saga * Woman & Home *
      An evocative slice of escapism * Good Housekeeping *
      Her characters are finely drawn and as the story hops back and forth from the Second World War to the present day, the reader becomes deeply immersed in this charismatic family's fortunes. The result is that rare and lovely thing, an all-engaging and all-consuming drama * Daily Mail *
      Harriet Evans's characters are superb . . . vibrant, eccentric, emotional, masters and mistresses of high and low! * My Weekly *
      This beautifully written family saga will make you yearn for summer days * The Sun *
      [A] sumptuous and emotional story * Sunday Mirror *

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