The Baronesses
A true story of sisterhood, survival and a secret that rewrote their past
$62.40
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2026
Summary
The Box Of Secrets, he said weakly, was under his bed. It had a padlock. The padlock key was with some other items in the safe. We were under strict instructions not to open the box until after his death. He said I knew what the safe code was. I wasn’t entirely sure that I did…
To the outside world Rachel and her half-sister Claire had a privileged upbringing. The offspring of a complex, but free-spirited mother and two wealthy men, they spent their childhood in priva…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408722169 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140872216X |
| Author: | Claire Hornby, Rachel Watkyn |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Claire Hornby
Rachel Watkyn
Rachel Watkyn is the Managing Director of The Tiny Box Company, which she founded in her bedroom in 2007. The company’s mission is to provide sustainable, ethically sourced packaging for small businesses. Today, it is the UK’s largest online gift packaging retailer. Rachel’s resilience, forged through a traumatic childhood, has enabled her to overcome significant challenges including cancer, fire, flooding, an IT hack, and the Covid-19 pandemic. After securing investment on Dragon’s Den, she became the show’s most successful female entrepreneur. An award winner and media commentator, Rachel was awarded an OBE in 2024.
Claire Hornby
Claire Hornby is a partner in a pioneering ‘Pick Your Own’ flower business in Norfolk. She founded the business on her vision of bringing happiness to people through connection with nature. Now a thriving and expanding social enterprise, Claire runs the business with her daughters. Her work has been featured in local press and on national radio. Having overcome childhood trauma, Claire raised four children as a single parent and is now a proud grandparent. A degree-educated gardener, she is a local expert in wilding and organic growing, with aspirations to expand her therapeutic gardening work.
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