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The Secret Wife

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The Secret Wife

By: Gill Paul
Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Thomas Judd
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The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience.

2016. Kitty, fleeing from a devastating revelation in her own life, finds herself at her great-grandfather’s cabin in Lake Akanabee. There she discovers a gorgeous necklace, which leads her uncover to long-buried family secret.

1914. Tatiana, Grand Princess of Russia, falls in love with Dmitri, a Russian solider, as she nurses him back to health. The world is an uncertain place, especially for the Romanov family, and as their romance plays out the world as they know it rapidly crumbles around them.

The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience.

©2016 Gill Paul (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
20th Century Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Romance War & Military Women's Fiction Biography Russia War Military

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Critic reviews

"A marvellous moving adventure, full of vivid colour and atmospheric detail. If you loved Poldark you'll love this!" (Lulu Taylor)
"Like Vanity Fair crossed with Poldark...Stunning epic." (Claudia Carroll)
"A terrific adventure story, full of romance and atmospheric detail - a great escapist read." (Liz Trenow)
"No Place for a Lady is a gripping historical read about two sisters caught up in the Crimean War: one a young bride following her soldier husband, the other her sister who signs up as a nurse to try and rescue her sister. It's a story of love, both romantic and sibling, against a backdrop of a vividly created historical setting, with an ending which is at once uplifting and heartbreaking I couldn't put it down." (Julia Williams)
"A galloping good story." (Natasha McEnroe, director of the Florence Nightingale Museum)
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Loved this story it made history of its time so real even though it was only based on that time

Spell binding

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Excellent story which could be so true.
Very well read by male and female readers which added to the enjoyment of the 20th & 21st century readings.

Excellent story. So very well read.

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great story with wonderful narration. Would throughly recommend. to fans of historical fiction. A must read.

Great story.

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Loved it from start to finish. Great story, well told. now in just sorry it's finished!

So enjoyable!

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Lovely story even through the pain dvd heartache. Loved this book so very much. Recommend

Love story unlike any other

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