The Story Collector
Author: Costello, Iris
ISBN: 9780241999110
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2024
Pages: 400
Dimensions: 195mm x 127mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Three women. A long-buried secret. The story that could free them all . . .
London, 1915- Tarot reader Katerina is trying to hold her life together amid the wartime chaos. When she opens a bakery that offers divination alongside sweet treats, she is hailed as a beacon of hope. But Katerina is hiding a dark truth that could cost her everything.
Germany, 1918- A mute British soldier is taken to a prisoner of war camp where he meets Miriam, a researcher. She is drawn to his gentle manner and secretly vows to help him. But soon she will have to make an impossible choice- will she save the one she loves, or herself?
Cornwall, Present Day- Recently widowed Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly renovated cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century...
ISBN: 9780241999110
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2024
Pages: 400
Dimensions: 195mm x 127mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Three women. A long-buried secret. The story that could free them all . . .
London, 1915- Tarot reader Katerina is trying to hold her life together amid the wartime chaos. When she opens a bakery that offers divination alongside sweet treats, she is hailed as a beacon of hope. But Katerina is hiding a dark truth that could cost her everything.
Germany, 1918- A mute British soldier is taken to a prisoner of war camp where he meets Miriam, a researcher. She is drawn to his gentle manner and secretly vows to help him. But soon she will have to make an impossible choice- will she save the one she loves, or herself?
Cornwall, Present Day- Recently widowed Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly renovated cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century...
A long-held secret ties the tales of three women, from the cobbled streets of war-time London to an isolated German WWI camp, and the sea-swept cliffs of Cornwall. Beautifully told, moving and unforgettable.
