Why read The Peacock Summer?

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A compelling story of hidden secrets and forbidden love, from the bestselling author of The Secrets of the Tides

'Completely captivating' Kate Riordan

'Atmospheric and moving' Katherine Webb

Hidden deep in the dusty wing of an old manor house stands a locked room, forgotten by all - except one. Sixty…

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Maryann Ridini Spencer

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When Maggie returns to her family’s grand but decaying English estate, Cloudesley, to care for her ailing grandmother, Maggie uncovers hidden truths about her family’s history. Having left Cloudesley due to unresolved, painful issues, Maggie returns to assist her grandmother out of a sense of duty.

However, this particular visit divulges secrets, including the truth behind her once beautiful grandmother’s seemingly happy, although secretly unhappy, marriage and the consequences of a forbidden love affair her grandmother had during her youth. Faced with this truth and upending all she has previously believed, Maggie is led not only to a deeper understanding…

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