Read this huge, gloriously entertaining book instead of going to the gym...The Keating girls live in different countries, but they write seamlessly as one.

This is a tremendously accomplished, fullthroated saga delivering romance, betrayal, murder and mayhem...It's the kind of book you have to read by torchlight under the bedclothes after lights out

Moving and utterly enthralling. You find yourself submerged in the traditions, the touch, the smell, the visible and the invisible world of a glorious yet divided world peppered with chilling, unexptected danger

'A heartwarming story of love and loss'

'[Katie Flynn] has the gift that Catherine Cookson had of bringing the period and the characters to life'

Brilliant escapism

Breathtaking

Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered

One of the strongest authors in this genre . . . excellent historical detail, heart-wrenching romance, and an engaging mystery