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The Silent Tide : 'A magical novel about life, love & family' from the million-copy bestseller of The Hidden Years

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a compelling and engrossing story of hidden lives and secret pasts

London, present day: Emily Gordon has found her dream job, as an editor at a small publishing house. When the biography of a late great English novelist crosses her desk, she discovers, buried beneath the history, a story that simply has to be told…

London, 1948: Isabel Barber has barely arrived in the city when a chance meeting leads to a job offer, and a fascinating career beckons. But as she develops a close working relationship with a charismatic young debut novelist the professional soon becomes personal, and she finds herself fighting for her very survival…

Secrets from the past, unravelling in the present… Uncovering secrets that span generations, Rachel delivers intriguing, involving and emotive narrative reading group fiction like few other writers can.

Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:

'Compelling, engrossing and moving' SANTA MONTEFIORE

'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment’ DINAH JEFFERIES

'A story that stirs the deepest emotions' WOMAN & HOME

‘An emotive and thought-provoking read’ ROSANNA LEY

‘Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win’ DAILY MAIL

‘A novel thatstirs the deepest emotions’ WOMAN

‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ TELEGRAPH

‘A tender and thoughtful tale' SUNDAY MIRROR


Author:

  • Rachel Hore

Format:

  • E-book

Duration:

  • 341 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Historic and folklore novels
  • Historic novels

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