The Hidden Palace

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise…

A rebellious daughter 1923. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancer’s job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets.

A sister with a secret 1944. Running from the brutality of war in France, Florence Baudin faces a new life. But her estranged mother makes a desperate request: to find her vanished sister, who went missing years before.

A rift over generations Betrayals and secrets, lies and silence hang between the sisters. A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florence’s only clue, the war an immovable barrier - and time is running out…

Praise for Daughters of War

‘A wonderfully evocative and sensual writer’ Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Here and Now

‘A warm and engrossing tale of passion and courage. I loved it’ Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy

‘Love, grief, abandonment, betrayal and secrets … I adored it’ Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties

‘A rich tapestry of courage, passion and family secrets beneath the dark shadows of war’ Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Bird in the Bamboo Cage

‘A glorious page-turner … a novel to disappear into’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife