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Could a secret from 1914 end a century of heartache?
A tiny figure stands at the cliff edge - hair flying in the breeze. Grania Ryan is hypnotised by the enchanting vision, unaware this young girl, Aurora Lisle, will change her life in countless ways. For Grania is suffering and has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family, in the hope her wounds might heal.

As their paths begin to entwine, Grania´s mother becomes deeply troubled ... because almost a century of entanglement has brought nothing but terrible tragedy to their two families.

The past is set to repeat its sorrows. A suitcase hidden in the attic of a magnificent house in London during the First World War is where it all began, but could it now hold the key to ending the heartbreak that has beset the Lisles and the Ryans for so long?

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´Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart´ Dinah Jeffries

A beautiful and captivating drama spanning decades, from the international Number One bestselling author of The Butterfly Room and The Seven Sisters series.
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Why has a secret from 1914 caused a century of heartache?

Troubled by recent loss, Grania Ryan has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. And it is here, on a cliff edge, that she first meets a young girl, Aurora, who will profoundly change her life.

Mysteriously drawn to Aurora, Grania discovers that the histories of their families are strangely and deeply entwined . . .

From a bittersweet romance in wartime London to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, from devotion to a foundling child to forgotten memories of a lost brother, the Ryans and the Lisles, past and present, have been entangled for a century. Ultimately, it will be Aurora whose intuition and remarkable spirit help break the spell and unlock the chains of the past.

Haunting, uplifting and deeply moving, Aurora´s story tells of the triumph of hope over loss.

Praise for Lucinda Riley: ´A brilliant page-turner´ Daily Mail

´An absolutely fantastic storyteller´ Katherine Webb

´Brilliant escapism´ Red

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Riley, Lucinda
Lucinda Riley is the multi-million copy bestseller of eleven books. Her novels have been translated into over thirty-five languages and sold over twenty million copies worldwide.

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