Nikola Scott Libri

Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother. But when a stranger appears claiming to be her sister, she realises that her life so far has been a lie. But why? Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Santa Montefiore. Hartland House has always been a faithful keeper of secrets... 1958 . Sent to beautiful Hartland to be sheltered from her mother's illness, Liz spends the summer with the wealthy Shaw family. They treat Liz as one of their own, but their influence could be dangerous... Now . Addie believes she knows everything about her mother Elizabeth and their difficult relationship until her recent death. When a stranger appears claiming to be Addie's sister, she is stunned. Is everything she's been told about her early life a lie? How can you find the truth about the past if the one person who could tell you is gone? Addie must go back to that golden summer her mother never spoke of...and the one night that changed a young girl's life for ever.

Due donne, nate in decenni diversi, unite da un destino. Agosto 1939: nell'incantevole tenuta di Summerhill in Cornovaglia, la giovane Maddy vive isolata dal mondo e dalla minaccia di guerra. Al ritorno della sua amata sorella Georgiana da un lungo viaggio, Maddy incontra il nuovo amico di quest'ultima, Victor, un giovane cupo che le risulta subito antipatico. Ma Maddy non immagina quanto possa essere grande il pericolo... Settanta anni dopo, un incarico porta la giovane fotografa Chloe a Summerhill. Ha appena scoperto di essere incinta. Una notizia che dovrebbe essere gioiosa, ma i sentimenti di Chloe sono contrastanti. A Summerhill, Chloe si imbatte in un segreto che risale a decenni prima, capace di stravolgere completamente la sua vita...

London, 2004. Frankie didn't always have it easy. Growing up motherless, she was raised by her grandmother, who loved her - and betrayed her. For years, the rift between them seemed irreparable. But when their paths suddenly cross again, Frankie is shocked to realise that her grandmother is slowly losing control of her memory. There is a darkness in her past that won't stay buried - secrets going back to wartime that may have a devastating effect on Frankie's own life. Somerset, 1940. When seventeen-year-old Violet's life is ripped apart by the London Blitz, she runs away to join the Women's Land Army. She wants nothing more than to leave her grief behind. But as well as the terror of enemy air raids, the land girls at Winterbourne Orchards face a powerful enemy closer to home. One terrible night, their courage will be put to the test - and the truth of what happened must be kept hidden, for ever . . . PRAISE FOR NIKOLA SCOTT: 'Intriguing, twisting... I loved it' Dinah Jefferies, author of The Tuscan Contessa 'An atmospheric and gripping read.' My Weekly 'A well-written, intriguing read full of family secrets... Brilliant' Fabulous 'Characters you won't forget'Sunday Express

Londen, 1953. Isobel studeert voor arts en loopt mee in een ziekenhuis. Ze heeft het niet makkelijk in deze door mannen gedomineerde wereld. Wat haar echter nog meer stress geeft, is het grote geheim dat ze met zich meedraagt. Drie jaar eerder, tijdens de chaotische periode na de oorlog, heeft ze namelijk in een impuls de identiteit van iemand anders aangenomen, zodat ze kon gaan studeren. Dat leek lange tijd goed te gaan, maar nu brengt haar geheim alles in gevaar: haar carrière, nieuwe vriendschappen, en de prille liefde voor een jonge arts, als hij zonder het te weten steeds dichter bij de waarheid komt... Zal Isobel de moed vinden om alles op te biechten, met de kans dat al haar dromen in duigen vallen? Hoelang kan ze dit verborgen leven volhouden? Verborgen leven is een spannend en ontroerend verhaal over een jonge vrouw die worstelt met het verleden en haar geweten.