The House of Secrets
A beautiful and gripping story of believing in love and second chances
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
'Extremely atmospheric and unputdownable. I loved it' Marian Keyes
What readers are saying about The House of Secrets:
'Libby and Zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and I found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending'
'I cried, I smiled, I swore in anger at parts . . . such a brilliant piece of writing'
'Enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines Zoe and Libby. Highly recommended for a great feel good read'
'Finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'
An ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in 1936 and never lived in. Its rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secrets.
When Zoe and Win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationship.
But pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty years. Inside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called Libby. And there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes Zoe's own pain.
Zoe follows Libby's trail from Paris to Spain on the brink of Civil War to secret trysts in London, and as Libby finds the courage to live and love again, Zoe begins to let go of her own grief.
But when Libby's story takes a darker turn, Zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years ago. Because if Libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe Zoe and Win can too . . .
Perfect for fans of Rachel Rhys, Jenny Ashcroft, Santa Montefiore and Kathryn Hughes.
'An engrossing read' Woman & Home
'A wonderful book' Heat
'This beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' Hello!
'Filled with warmth and great characters' Stylist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Meltzer (The Fifth Assassin) and Goldberg (Gangsterland) launch a series with a conspiracy-laden spy novel that's at its best when it's gleefully cutting the legs out from the genre's tropes. After a car accident in Los Angeles, Hazel-Ann Nash wakes up to find that much of her memory particularly around anything she had an emotional connection to is lost, her father is dead, and an FBI agent is asking questions. Her father, Jack, was the host of a cult TV show investigating the unexplained, and he was personally obsessed with Benedict Arnold's Bible. Meanwhile, a mysterious man known only as the Bear travels to Dubai to kill a man named Kennedy, and the body of another man named Nixon is found in Canada. The authors toss plenty of conspiracy novel zaniness into the mix, but they also temper things nicely, even as the tensions escalate. The result is slight, but it's also highly satisfying.
