LAVENDELHAVEN
Andre udgaver: hæftet, E-bog
ISBN-13:9788771480832
Udgivet:03-07-2021
Den Franske Riviera, 1998. Da Emilie de la Martinières’ mor går bort, arver Emilie familiens smukke, men forfaldne chateau i Sydfrankrig. Det går dog hurtigt op for hende, at der er meget, hun ikke ved om sin familie og sit barndomshjem.
Paris, 1943. Den unge Constance Carruthers er involveret i modstandsbevægelsen, og da krigen raser på sit højeste, sendes hun til det besatte Paris som spion. Her havner hun uforvarende i en velstående familie, og før hun ved af det, er hun viklet ind i et kompliceret spil af løgne og bedrag.
Efterhånden som Emilie graver sandheden frem, går det op for hende, at nøglen til familiens mørkeste hemmeligheder muligvis gemmer sig bag slottets tykke mure.
Lavendelhaven er en uforglemmelig og storslået kærlighedsfortælling om hemmeligheder og lidenskab, svigt og tilgivelse af en af verdens mest elskede historiefortællere.
Anmeldelser
A sweeping, engrossing work. Riley is talented, delighting in the small details of aristocratic luxury and the pastoral countryside . . . The heroines of [The Light Behind the Window] struggle to master circumstances seemingly beyond their control, a common thread in Riley’s work. A tale of family secrets, wartime espionage, and loyalties gained and gambled, The Lavender Garden will appeal to fans of historical fiction, Kate Morton, and Helen Bryan
Booklist
A fast-paced, suspenseful story flitting between the present day and World War II . . . Riley expertly weaves Emilie’s story into a dual narrative . . . A real old-fashioned romance which manages to have a compelling narrative as well as something of a history lesson in the Special Operations Executive. Brilliant escapism
Red
Two superb storylines for the price of one here. In 1998 Emilie de la Martinieres inherits her grand South of France childhood home. She begins to uncover the past and finds a tiny room hidden in the wine cellar. Why has it been sealed for 50 years? As if that wasn’t enough, there’s also the part set in 1944. Constance Carruthers is sent to Paris as a spy, but loses her contact and falls in with an aristocratic family involved with the Resistance. Seriously, what could be more divine? Just sink in and wallow
Kate Saunders, Saga
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