{"product_id":"9781849832885-a-gathering-storm","title":"A Gathering Storm","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking story of past tragedies,secrets in the present and hope for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the million-copy \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller comes a gripping story of family secrets, all-consuming love and the chaos of war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2011. \u003c\/b\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eLucy\u003c\/b\u003e’s troubled father \u003cb\u003eTom\u003c\/b\u003e passes away, she travels to Cornwall to visit his childhood home – the once-beautiful Carlyon Manor. Before he died, Tom had been researching an uncle she never knew he had. Determined to find out why, Lucy tracks down \u003cb\u003eBeatrice Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e, a local woman who seems to know more than she lets on, and has an extraordinary story to tell . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1935. \u003c\/b\u003eGrowing up in Cornwall, Beatrice plays with the children of Carlyon Manor – especially pretty, blonde \u003cb\u003eAngelina Wincanton\u003c\/b\u003e. Then, one summer at the age of fifteen, she falls in love with a young visitor to the town: \u003cb\u003eRafe\u003c\/b\u003e, whom she rescues from a storm-tossed sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the surface, her life seems idyllic. But the dark clouds of war are gathering, and nobody, not even the Wincantons, will be left untouched.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Gathering Storm \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful tale of courage and betrayal, spanning from Cornwall to London and Occupied France, in which friendship and love are tested, and the consequences span generations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Rachel Hore's novels:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Compelling, engrossing and moving' \u003cb\u003eSANTA MONTEFIORE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Simply stunning . I savoured every moment\u003cb\u003e’ DINAH JEFFERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A story that stirs the deepest emotions' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMAN \u0026amp; HOME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An emotive and thought-provoking read’ \u003cb\u003eROSANNA LEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win’  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A tender and thoughtful tale' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450846163318,"sku":"9781849832885","price":7.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31850614.jpg?v=1760454070","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781849832885-a-gathering-storm","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}