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A lush, thrilling page-turner humming with its own exquisite dark beauty. I loved it!'' Eve Chase, author of The Glass Housebr>''Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller'' Timesbr>br>The compelling, transfixing novel about the bond between three sisters from the author of The Poison Bedbr>_______br>br>Three sisters.br>Three secrets.br>Three ways to fall . . .br>br>George Villiers is rich, powerful and has the King''s ear. Doctor''s daughter Hester is a mere servant - to be cast aside when he has done with her, especially since she is pregnant.br>br>Returning to her family, Hester vows that Villiers will never lay eyes on their son. She and her sisters Melis and Hope will protect the boy.br>br>But Villiers is a man who will not be defied. He will claim his son - and the secret letters he believes Hester has stolen.br>br>What can three defenceless women do against one very powerful man?br>br>Yet secret letters are a weakness - and, in the right hands, a weapon . . .br>_______br>br>''Rich and fascinating'' Guardianbr>br>''Wonderfully inventive and darkly satisfying, this story of three sisters resonates with myth and mystery'' Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Ashes of Londonbr>br> ''Gripping and page-turning. Propels a trio of vivid women towards their complex destinies . . . Hugely enjoyable'' V.B. Grey, author of the forthcoming Tell Me How It Ends>
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Fremantle builds the tension with delicious skill in this page-turning thriller. She is excellent on the precariousness of life for history's powerless women Times
