The Light Behind The Window

Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . . From Lucinda Riley, the international bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series, The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking historical romance about love, war and, above all, forgiveness. South of France, present day. After the death of her glamorous, distant mother, Emilie de la Martinieres finds herself alone in the world - and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home. A notebook of poems leads her to search for the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels Sophia''s story, she embarks on a journey of discovery, realizing that the chateau may provide clues to her own difficult past. Paris, 1943. Constance Carruthers, a young office clerk for M15, is drafted into a special operations team, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact in France, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies. Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland, Constance is drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come . . .

Product details

• Authors: Lucinda Riley, Riley Lucinda
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781035046782
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3504678-2
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, Romantic suspense, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, France, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), FICTION / Multiple Timelines, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Modern and Contemporary romance, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II