Hannah Richell – författare

Ny trollbindande roman av succéförfattaren Hannah Richell, om hemligheter som kommer fram när en stor familj återses för ett bröllop. De tre systrarna hade en sagolik barndom, som slutade i en tragedi. Margot hade lovat sig själv att aldrig återvända till Somerset, aldrig se tillbaka på det som hände. Men när systern Lucy plötsligt ska gifta sig och hennes enda önskan är att återförena sin splittrade familj åker hon dit. Under en vecka ses systrarna i det vackra gamla huset vid floden, som var deras barndomshem. Lucy, Margot och storasyster Eve – alla med hemligheter som nu oundvikligen tvingas upp till ytan. Ingen anar hur veckan kommer att påverka deras liv. Bara en av dem vet att detta är sista chansen att ställa allt tillrätta.

En uppslukande roman om familjehemligheter och förbjuden kärlek på den engelska landsbygden. På samma släktgods, men med många år emellan, är två kvinnor med om varsin omvälvande sommar. Lillian Oberon känner sig instängd i ett olyckligt äktenskap men ser ingen väg ut. När den karismatiske konstnär som hennes man anlitat kommer till godset vänds allt upp och ner. Årtionden senare kliver Lillians barnbarn Maggie över tröskeln till det nedgångna huset. Hon har återvänt från Australien, dit hon flydde efter ett stort kärlekssvek. Tiden är inne att se sanningen i vitögat och konfronteras med det förflutna. Nutid och dåtid flätas samman och bildar en gripande historia.

From internationally bestselling author Hannah Richell comes a compelling story of hidden secrets, forbidden love, and a mysterious old house.

Two women who long for more, and a house that holds the key to their freedom…

1955: At twenty-six-years old, Lillian Oberon is young, beautiful, and married to the wealthy and handsome Charles Oberon. She is also the mistress of Cloudesley, a lavish estate. But not long after her nuptials, she begins to feel her marriage is a sham. Like the exquisite objets d'art, curiosities, and treasures her husband collects, she is just another possession captured within the walls of the grand countryside manor. With a sister and young stepson in her care, Lillian has made peace with her unfulfilling marriage and fate—until a charismatic artist visits for the summer and makes Lillian re-examine the choices she’s made.  

The present day: Having abruptly broken off her engagement, Maggie Oberon escapes to Australia, hoping that the distance will make her forget the mess she’s made of her life. But when her beloved grandmother, Lillian, becomes ill, she must return to England and confront the past she ran away from. When she arrives at Cloudesley, she is dismayed to find the once opulent estate crumbling into decay. As Maggie scrambles to find a way to save the old property, she is unprepared to learn the dark secrets that have remained hidden behind the dark halls of Cloudesley. But within these walls also lies the key that could change its legacy—and Maggie’s life—forever.

Every family has a secret: a dramatic family saga with a dark thread of suspense lurking at its heart.The Tides are a family with dark secrets. Haunted by the events of one tragic day ten years ago, they are each, in their own way, struggling to move forwards with their lives.Dora, the youngest daughter, lives in a ramshackle East End warehouse with her artist boyfriend Dan. Dora is doing a good job of skating across the surface of her life - but when she discovers she is pregnant the news leaves her shaken and staring back at the darkness of a long-held guilt. Returning to Clifftops, the rambling family house perched high on the Dorset coastline, Dora must confront her past. Clifftops hasn''t changed in years and moving through its rooms and gardens, Dora can still feel the echo of that terrible summer''s day when life changed forever for the Tides. As Dora begins her search for clues surrounding the events of that fateful day, she comes to realise that the path to redemption may rest with her troubled sister, Cassie. If Dora can unlock the secrets Cassie swore she would take to her grave, just maybe she will have a shot at salvation.But can long-held secrets ever really be forgiven? And even if you do manage to forgive and forget, how do you ever allow yourself to truly love again?

A spellbinding tale of grief, jealousy and betrayal, from the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club selected SECRETS OF THE TIDES.1980. On a hot summer''s day five friends stumble upon an abandoned cottage hidden deep in the English countryside. Isolated and run-down, it offers a retreat, somewhere they can escape from the world. But as the seasons change, tensions begin to rise...Three decades later, Lila arrives at the remote cottage. Bruised from a tragic accident and with her marriage in crisis, she finds renovating the tumbledown house gives her a renewed sense of purpose. But why did the cottage''s previous inhabitants leave their belongings behind? And why can''t she shake the feeling that someone is watching her?

A compelling story of hidden secrets and forbidden love, from the bestselling author of The Secrets of the Tides''If she could reach back through the years and warn the person she once was, what would she say? ... What would she say to the ghosts who now inhabit her days? So many of those she has loved are now nothing but dust and memory.''At twenty-six, Lillian feels trapped by life. Her marriage to Charles Oberon has not turned out the way she expected it would. To her it seems she is just another object captured within the walls of Cloudesley, her husband''s beautiful manor house tucked away high in the Chiltern Hills. But, with a young step-son and a sister to care for, Lillian accepts there is no way out for her. Then Charles makes an arrangement with an enigmatic artist visiting their home and his presence will unbalance everything she thought she knew and understood. Maggie Oberon ran from the hurt and resentment she caused. Half a world away, in Australia, it was easier to forget, to pretend she didn''t care. But when her elderly grandmother, Lillian, falls ill she must head back to Cloudesley. Forced to face her past, Maggie fights to hold herself and her family''s legacy together as she learns that all she thought was real, all that she held so close, was never as it seemed. Two summers, decades apart.Two women whose lives are forever entwined. And a house that holds the dark secrets that could free them both.

''Heart-rending'' CLARE MACKINTOSH''Utterly gripping'' VERONICA HENRY''Beautiful and gripping'' LIBBY PAGE

''There''s something I need to tell you.''

En starkt fängslande berättelse om lögner, svek och kärlek, och hur man går vidare efter en tragedi.

Sommaren då de ska ta sin examen flyttar fem ungdomar in i en övergiven stuga på den engelska landsbygden. De vill ha ett sista gemensamt äventyr innan de påbörjar det riktiga vuxenlivet. Den isolerade och nergångna stugan blir en tillflyktsort för vännerna, en plats borta från världen utanför där de försöker leva på det som naturen har att ge. Men de kan inte fly från sina egna intriger och så småningom blir stämningen i gruppen alltmer spänd. När en oväntad gäst knackar på dörren förändras allt.

Trettio år senare får Lila ett anonymt brev skickat till sig med nyckeln till den avlägsna stugan. Efter en tragisk olycka och ett krisande äktenskap finner hon ro och ny mening i renoveringen av det förfallna huset. Hon känner en alldeles särskild samhörighet med den naturnära trakten. Men hon kan inte skaka av sig känslan att det är något med huset som inte stämmer. Varför har de som tidigare bodde där lämnat kvar alla sina ägodelar? Och varför känner hon att hon hör ihop med det här huset?