Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . .From Lucinda Riley, number one bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series, The Light Behind the Window is a stunning tale of love, war and, above all, forgiveness.South of France, present day. After the death of her glamorous, distant mother, Emilie de la Martini&eacuteres finds herself alone in the world &ndash and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home.A notebook of poems leads her to the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on a journey of discovery, realizing that the ch&acircteau may provide clues to her own difficult past.London, 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into a special operations team, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies.Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland, Constance finds herself drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come . . .&#39A fastpaced, suspenseful story flitting between the present day and World War II . . . Brilliant escapism&#39 &ndash RedThis title has been published outside the UK under the title The Lavender Garden.

Binding: Paperback;532 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FT; Weight: 484 g; Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 35

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