{"product_id":"the-hidden-palace-hardcover","title":"The Hidden Palace - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDinah Jefferies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise...\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA rebellious daughter\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1925.\u003c\/strong\u003e Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancer's job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA sister with a secret\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1944.\u003c\/strong\u003e Running from the brutality of war in France, Florence Baudin faces a new life. But her estranged mother makes a desperate request: to find her vanished sister, who went missing years before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA rift over generations\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBetrayals and secrets, lies and silence hang between the sisters. A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florence's only clue, the war an immovable barrier - and time is running out...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Palace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Completely swept me away to another place and time. Dinah is the queen of sumptuous settings, transporting the reader effortlessly from chocolate-box Devonshire to the cabaret clubs of 1920s Paris and war-torn Malta. A marvellous, multi-layered story, populated with characters to really care for\"--HAZEL GAYNOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dinah Jefferies wields her storytelling magic on the island of Malta . . . It's engrossing and sensual, full of the heat of the Mediterranean sun\"--GILL PAUL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful, passionate and profoundly moving . . . this compelling mix of love and tragedy vibrates with warmth and pain, and captures the intense dislocation of war\"--KATE FURNIVALL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sweeping and sumptuous with a gorgeously described sense of place. A marvellous adventure\"--TRACY REES\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eDaughters of War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A wonderfully evocative and sensual writer\"--SANTA MONTEFIORE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A warm and engrossing tale of passion and courage. I loved it\"--RACHEL HORE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Love, grief, abandonment, betrayal and secrets ... I adored it\"--LIZ NUGENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinah Jefferies began her career with \u003cem\u003eThe Separation\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by the number 1 \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e and Richard and Judy bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Tea-Planter's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Malaysia, she moved to England at the age of nine. When she began writing novels, deeply influenced by her Eastern childhood, she was able to return there on annual research trips for each new novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her most recent bestseller, her seventh novel \u003cem\u003eThe Tuscan Contessa, \u003c\/em\u003eshe has moved to writing about a European setting for the first time and continues that in this new series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is published in 28 languages and over 30 countries and has twice been a Richard and Judy bookclub pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 521\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.78 x 9.41 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766312206624,"sku":"9780008544652","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/95a07f05461b4c467f914b3e59a28494.webp?v=1780290032","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hidden-palace-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}