{"product_id":"9781471151880-the-glass-painters-daughter","title":"The Glass Painter's Daughter","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUncover an extraordinary love story from the million-copy bestselling author of The Hidden Years\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Sunday Timesbestselling author of A Week in Paris, a story of love long kept hidden, set against the back streets of Westminster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the million-copy \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomes a gripping and moving story about family secrets, unrequited love, reconciliation and renewal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SECRETS FROM THE PAST, UNRAVELLING IN THE PRESENT . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a tiny stained-glass shop hidden in the backstreets of Westminster lies the cracked, sparkling image of an angel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The owners of Minster Glass have also been broken: \u003cb\u003eFran Morrison's \u003c\/b\u003emother died when she was a baby; a painful event never mentioned by her difficult, secretive father \u003cb\u003eEdward\u003c\/b\u003e. Fran left home to pursue a career in foreign cities, as a classical musician. But now Edward is dangerously ill and it's time to return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Taking her father's place in the shop, she and his craftsman \u003cb\u003eZac\u003c\/b\u003e accept a beguiling commission - to restore a shattered glass picture of an exquisite angel belonging to a local church. As they reassemble the dazzling shards of coloured glass, they uncover an extraordinary love story from the Victorian past, sparked by the window's creation. Slowly, Fran begins to see her own reflection in its themes of passion, tragedy and redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fran's journey will lead her on a search for the truth about her mother, through mysteries of past times and the anguish of unrequited love, to reconciliation and renewal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Rachel Hore's novels:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious’ \u003cb\u003eJUDY FINNIGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war’ Book of the Week, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' \u003cb\u003eSANTA MONTEFIORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family' \u003cb\u003eCATHY KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535809192310,"sku":"9781471151880","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31460018.jpg?v=1774283310","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471151880-the-glass-painters-daughter","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}