1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No one could have predicted what would unfold.
2014: After years of putting her sick brother's needs before her own, Lauren Beck leaves her home and takes a job at a Blue Mountains cafe, the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's renovations. There she meets Tomas, the Danish architect who is overseeing the project, and an attraction begins to grow. In a wing of the old hotel, Lauren finds a series of passionate love letters dated back to 1926, alluding to an affair - and a shocking secret.If she can unravel this long-ago mystery, will it make Lauren brave enough to take a risk and change everything in her own life?Inspired by elements of her grandmother's life, a rich and satisfying tale of intrigue, heartbreak and love from the author of the bestselling Lighthouse Bay and Wildflower Hill.“The reader is helpless to do anything but turn the page. - Australian Bookseller & Publisher on WILDFLOWER HILLA gorgeous story of family and secrets and the redemptive power of love. - Kate Morton, bestselling author of THE DISTANT HOURS and THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN on WILDFLOWER HILLIf you enjoy the novels of Paullina Simons you will love DUET. - The Courier MailA charming book, busy and complex but utterly engaging with its period narratives - The Courier Mail on LIGHTHOUSE BAY”
The reader is helpless to do anything but turn the page. - Australian Bookseller & Publisher on WILDFLOWER HILL
A gorgeous story of family and secrets and the redemptive power of love. - Kate Morton, bestselling author of THE DISTANT HOURS and THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN on WILDFLOWER HILLIf you enjoy the novels of Paullina Simons you will love DUET. - The Courier MailA charming book, busy and complex but utterly engaging with its period narratives - The Courier Mail on LIGHTHOUSE BAYKimberley Freeman is an Australian author of historical fiction about and for women. She has published more than thirty novels and is translated into more than twenty languages. She is also a Professor of Writing at The University of Queensland and lives in Brisbane with two unruly cats.
1926: Violet Armstrong is one of the few remaining members of staff working at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel as it closes down over winter. Only a handful of guests are left, including the heir to a rich grazing family, his sister and her suave suitor. When a snowstorm moves in, the hotel is cut off and they are all trapped. No one could have predicted what would unfold. 2014: After years of putting her sick brother's needs before her own, Lauren Beck leaves her home and takes a job at a Blue Mountains cafe, the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's renovations. There she meets Tomas, the Danish architect who is overseeing the project, and an attraction begins to grow. In a wing of the old hotel, Lauren finds a series of passionate love letters dated back to 1926, alluding to an affair - and a shocking secret.If she can unravel this long-ago mystery, will it make Lauren brave enough to take a risk and change everything in her own life?Inspired by elements of her grandmother's life, a rich and satisfying tale of intrigue, heartbreak and love from the author of the bestselling Lighthouse Bay and Wildflower Hill .
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