The Traitor's Wife

Sarah Steele combines the best aspects of an unputdownable thriller with beautiful writing and characters who live and breathe. I just loved it! – Katie FfordeA gripping and atmospheric read. As smouldering and compelling as it is satisfying: mystery, love and redemption. It has it all. – Tessa HarrisI can taste the gelato and the sweetness of La Dolce Vita in Italy of the 1960s, coupled with the bitterness of wartime intrigue and betrayal. A perfect combination – Mandy RobothamDelicious … Part history of the liberation of Naples in 1943 and part love story, [The Traitor’s Wife] is peppered with colourful glimpses of 1960s Hollywood … sweet, sensual, tense and tragic. A perfect summer read – Emma FlintA thrilling dual timeline story combining the glamour of Hollywood with gripping tales of the women of the Italian Resistance. Told with such vivid beauty and featuring a cast of incredible women, I felt as if I’d been swept away to the backstreets of Naples. Heartbreaking, beautiful and utterly compelling. – Annie Lyons

Sarah Steele trained as a classical pianist and violinist before joining the world of publishing as an editorial assistant at Hodder and Stoughton. She was for many years a freelance editor, and now lives in the vibrant Gloucestershire town of Stroud.