A rebellious daughter1925.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 dancerâs job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets.
A sister with a secret1944.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.
A rift over generationsBetrayals and secrets, lies and silence hang between the sisters. A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florenceâs only clue, the war an immovable barrier â and time is running outâŚ
âCompletely 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 forâ HAZEL GAYNOR
âDinah Jefferies wields her storytelling magic on the island of Malta . . . Itâs engrossing and sensual, full of the heat of the Mediterranean sunâ GILL PAUL
âPowerful, passionate and profoundly moving . . . this compelling mix of love and tragedy vibrates with warmth and pain, and captures the intense dislocation of warâ KATE FURNIVALL
âSweeping and sumptuous with a gorgeous described sense of place. A marvellous adventureâ TRACY REES
âA richly atmospheric tale of grief, determination and hopeâWomanâs Own
âTrue escapismâBest
hit #5 in the bestselling charts on 26th September 2021.Daughters of WarSunday Times
An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise⌠Praise forThe Hidden Palace