Penelope wants nothing more than to fall in love, and when her new best friend, Charlotte, a free spirit in the young society set, drags Penelope into London with all of its grand parties, she sets in motion great change for them all. Charlotte’s mysterious and attractive brother Harry uses Penelope to make his American ex-girlfriend jealous, with unforeseen consequences, and a dashing, wealthy American movie producer arrives with what might be the key to Penelope’s—and her family’s—future happiness.

Vibrant, witty, and filled with vivid historical detail, this is an utterly unique debut novel about a time and place just slipping into history.

The classic bestseller adored by thousands of readers from the author of THIS COULD BE EVERYTHING. Hailed as a ''modern vintage classic'', The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets was a Richard and Judy Book Club Choice and is in development as a major new TV series.Set in the 1950s, in an England still recovering from the Second World War, this is the enchanting story of Penelope Wallace and her eccentric family at the start of the rock''n''roll era.

Penelope longs to be grown-up and to fall in love, but various rather inconvenient things keep getting in her way. Like her mother, a stunning but petulant beauty widowed at a tragically early age, her younger brother Inigo, currently incapable of concentrating on anything that isn''t Elvis Presley, a vast but crumbling ancestral home, a severe shortage of cash, and her best friend Charlotte''s sardonic cousin Harry...

*** PRAISE FOR EVA RICE ***

''Exquisite. Enchanting. Quite possibly perfect. The next One Day/Me Before You'' - Veronica Henry

''A reason to be cheerful . . . the book I''ve been waiting my whole life for, a perfect 90s period piece about sisters, it''s glam, gorgeous, a little bit melancholic and a lot charming'' - Daisy Buchanan

''Will break your heart and piece it back together again with wit, warmth and magic. The way Rice weaves together fiction and reality is delicious . . . Nobody captures the exhilaration of first love and teen fandom quite like her'' - Lauren Bravo

This special tenth anniversary edition includes a foreword by Miranda Hart and an exclusive short story from Eva Rice, The Moth Trap, which offers a glimpse into the cocktail party where Penelope''s parents, Archie and Talitha, first met.

''This book is a must-read'' Heat

Readers LOVE Eva Rice''s novels

***** ''Delightful''***** ''Truly wonderful''***** ''A definite must-read''***** ''Beautiful, moving''***** ''Very evocative''***** ''One of my favourite authors''***** ''The best books I''ve read''

''Beautifully written, intelligent and gripping'' Daily Mail. From the Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets.

Every ending is a new beginning . . .No one expected Marnie Fitzpatrick to be expelled from school . . . but the aftermath will haunt her forever. No one imagined she''d fall for the boy from the wrong side of town . . . until the day she saw him dancing alone.No one could know she had the one thing he needed to capture his dreams . . . the courage to chase them.

From the author of the Richard and Judy classic The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a story about how sometimes the cruelest beginnings can lead to the most unexpected of endings.

Penelope wants nothing more than to fall in love, and when her new best friend, Charlotte, a free spirit in the young society set, drags Penelope into London with all of its grand parties, she sets in motion great change for them all. Charlotte’s mysterious and attractive brother Harry uses Penelope to make his American ex-girlfriend jealous, with unforeseen consequences, and a dashing, wealthy American movie producer arrives with what might be the key to Penelope’s—and her family’s—future happiness.

Vibrant, witty, and filled with vivid historical detail, this is an utterly unique debut novel about a time and place just slipping into history.

The classic bestseller adored by thousands of readers from the author of THIS COULD BE EVERYTHING. Hailed as a ''modern vintage classic'', The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets was a Richard and Judy Book Club Choice and is in development as a major new TV series.Set in the 1950s, in an England still recovering from the Second World War, this is the enchanting story of Penelope Wallace and her eccentric family at the start of the rock''n''roll era.

Penelope longs to be grown-up and to fall in love, but various rather inconvenient things keep getting in her way. Like her mother, a stunning but petulant beauty widowed at a tragically early age, her younger brother Inigo, currently incapable of concentrating on anything that isn''t Elvis Presley, a vast but crumbling ancestral home, a severe shortage of cash, and her best friend Charlotte''s sardonic cousin Harry...

*** PRAISE FOR EVA RICE ***

''Exquisite. Enchanting. Quite possibly perfect. The next One Day/Me Before You'' - Veronica Henry

''A reason to be cheerful . . . the book I''ve been waiting my whole life for, a perfect 90s period piece about sisters, it''s glam, gorgeous, a little bit melancholic and a lot charming'' - Daisy Buchanan

''Will break your heart and piece it back together again with wit, warmth and magic. The way Rice weaves together fiction and reality is delicious . . . Nobody captures the exhilaration of first love and teen fandom quite like her'' - Lauren Bravo

This special tenth anniversary edition includes a foreword by Miranda Hart and an exclusive short story from Eva Rice, The Moth Trap, which offers a glimpse into the cocktail party where Penelope''s parents, Archie and Talitha, first met.

''This book is a must-read'' Heat

Readers LOVE Eva Rice''s novels

***** ''Delightful''***** ''Truly wonderful''***** ''A definite must-read''***** ''Beautiful, moving''***** ''Very evocative''***** ''One of my favourite authors''***** ''The best books I''ve read''

''Beautifully written, intelligent and gripping'' Daily Mail. From the Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets.

Every ending is a new beginning . . .No one expected Marnie Fitzpatrick to be expelled from school . . . but the aftermath will haunt her forever. No one imagined she''d fall for the boy from the wrong side of town . . . until the day she saw him dancing alone.No one could know she had the one thing he needed to capture his dreams . . . the courage to chase them.

From the author of the Richard and Judy classic The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a story about how sometimes the cruelest beginnings can lead to the most unexpected of endings.