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1980. On a hot summer's day five friends stumble upon an abandoned cottage hidden deep in the English countryside. Isolated and run-down, it offers a retreat, somewhere they can escape from the world. But as the seasons change, tensions begin to rise. Three decades later, Lila arrives at the remote cottage. Bruised from a tragic accident and with her marriage in crisis, she finds renovating the tumbledown house gives her a renewed sense of purpose. But why did the cottage's previous inhabitants leave their belongings behind? And why can't she shake the feeling that someone is watching her?

At 26, Lillian feels trapped by life. Her marriage to Charles Oberon has not turned out the way she expected it would. To her it seems she is just another object captured within the walls of Cloudesley, her husband's beautiful manor house tucked away high in the Chiltern Hills. But with a young stepson and a sister to care for, Lillian accepts there is no way out for her. Then Charles makes an arrangement with an enigmatic artist visiting their home, and his presence will unbalance everything she thought she knew and understood.

The Tides are a family full of secrets. Returning to Clifftops, the rambling family house high on the Dorset coastline, youngest daughter Dora hopes for a fresh start, for herself and the new life she carries. But can long-held secrets ever really be forgiven? And even if you can forgive, can you ever really learn to love again? Secrets of the Tides is the spellbinding debut from Hannah Richell; a rich and compelling family drama with a dark thread of suspense at its heart.

Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. They invite old university friends – TV star Dominic, doctor and new mum Kira, and free-spirited Jim and Suze – and their children for a trial weekend but the reunion quickly veers off-course. First, there’s The Incident around the campfire on the first night. The following afternoon, a storm quickly develops off the rugged North Coast. When one of their group goes missing, all hell breaks loose.

The river can take you home. The river can take you under.... In their ramshackle Somerset home, its gardens running down to the river, the Sorrells have gathered for a last-minute wedding. Lucy is desperate to reunite her fractured family. Eve is fighting to keep her perfect life together. Their father hovers at the edge of events with his second wife. Their mother, Kit, a famous author whose stories have run dry, still seethes with resentment towards her youngest child. And Margot, who left home eight years ago under a black cloud, is forced to come face to face with her darkness.

Enhver familie har sine hemmeligheder. Nogle er bare små hvide løgne; andre er mere seriøse, som utroskab og bedrag. Og nogle hemmeligheder er så frygtelige, at de bør gemmes langt, langt væk, for hvis de nogensinde blev afsløret, ville de med sikkerhed splitte en familie ad. Familien Tide er en familie med mange hemmeligheder. Dora, familiens yngste, bor i en lejlighed i et faldefærdigt varehus sammen med sin kunstnerkæreste Dan. Hele sit liv har hun skøjtet på overfladen, men da hun bliver gravid vendes hendes verden op og ned, og hun vender hjem til Clifftops, familiens gamle hus ved Dorset kyst, for at konfrontere sin fortid.

Maggie, artiste de 25 ans, a mis les voiles pour l'Australie après une rupture avec son ami d'enfance et fiancé, Gus. Un jour, elle reçoit un appel de l'hôpital : Lillian, sa grand-mère chérie, celle qui l'a élevée, vient d'avoir une attaque. Aussitôt, Maggie s'envole direction l'Angleterre et la petite ville de Clouds Green dans la campagne du Buckinghamshire. Au chevet de Lilian, elle lui promet de la ramener chez elle, au manoir de Cloudesley. Mais Maggie se rend compte que la maison de son enfance a perdu de sa superbe.