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"It's 1953. Memories of the war are beginning to fade. Young Queen Elizabeth has just ascended to the throne. Isobel McIntyre is a doctor-in-training at a London teaching hospital. It's not easy being a woman working in medicine. And Isobel carries the additional burden of a shocking secret . . . One night three years ago, Isobel took the chance to walk into another woman's life. By the time she understood the implications, it was too late to turn back. Now the secret she's been hiding for so long threatens everything - her career, new-found friendships, and a love affair that promises the kind of joy Isobel thought was only for others. Love and happiness can't thrive in a world of lies. But does Isobel have the courage to tell the truth, whatever the consequences?"--Publisher.
About the author
Nikola Scott started her career in book publishing before she became a writer herself a decade later. Her acclaimed debut novel,
My Mother's Shadow, was translated into over a dozen languages and became a long-running bestseller in Norway. Her other novels,
Summer of Secrets and
The Orchard Girls, were also published widely around the world. Nikola lives in Frankfurt with her husband and two sons.
Summary
A gripping and emotional novel of secrets, romance and betrayal in 1950s London, from the author of MY MOTHER'S SHADOW and THE ORCHARD GIRLS.
Foreword
A gripping and emotional novel of secrets, romance and betrayal in 1950s London, from the author of MY MOTHER'S SHADOW and THE ORCHARD GIRLS.
Additional text
'Wonderful characters and a very moving storyline'
