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Bay of Secrets

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Spain, 1939.

Following the wishes of her parents to keep her safe during the war, a young girl, Julia, enters a convent in Barcelona. Looking for a way to maintain her links to the outside world, she volunteers to help in a maternity clinic. But worrying adoption practices in the clinic force Sister Julia to decide how far she will go to help those placed in her care.

England, 2011.

Six months after her parents' shocking death, 34-year-old journalist and jazz enthusiast Ruby Rae has finally found the strength to pack away their possessions and sell the family home. But as she does so, she unearths a devastating secret her parents, Vivien and Tom, had kept from her all her life.

(P)2014 WF Howes Ltd

Critics Review

Vividly written with a compelling storyline, this is top escapism
Closer
I loved the sultry sensuous feeling . . . A fascinating story with engaging themes
Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife
A perfect holiday read, to be devoured in one sitting
The Lady
A great page-turner
Lucinda Riley, bestselling author
A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!
Red Online
An impeccably researched and deftly written narrative that kept me hooked until the end
Kathryn Hughes, bestselling author of The Letter
A beautifully crafted slice of escapist fiction
Heat
Compelling
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Author Rosanna Ley
Narrator Sandra Duncan
Duration 14 hours and 41 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781848668317
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Historical romance, Modern and contemporary fiction, Romance
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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