The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

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The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

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When Florence is asked by her mother, in 1944, to look for her sister, Rosalie, she wonders if her aunt is still alive on an island attacked so badly and knows she must wait until after the war to make the journey. However, the previous story was gradually revealed, explaining the complex family background of Florence and her two sisters. This is the second book in Dinah Jefferies' Daughters of War trilogy, with this one focusing on youngest daughter Florence and her aunt Rosalie.

Over the years she has transported me with her vivid descriptive prose to some wonderful locations, some which I have been lucky enough to visit and other places I now wish to see for myself.Ma la ragazza ha un compito importante affidatole dalla madre Claudette da portare a termine: andare a Malta in cerca della zia Rosalie (alias Riva Janvier) della quale nessuno ha più notizie.

The novel focusses on two women in two different times but both closely linked to wartime and its aftermath.

I was expecting it to be much more central to the story, rather than a backdrop for a few less important scenes and it had no impact of the narrative of the main theme. I desperately wanted to know what made Claudette so cold and to not have the loving mother daughter relationship so many of us were privileged to have. Florence soon discovers that the destruction experienced by Malta means that tracing records relating to her aunt or the time she was in Malta is very difficult.

La giovane Rosalie è invece fuggita a Malta dalla Francia a causa di un grave scandalo familiare e ora, sotto la falsa identità di Riva Janvier, lavora come ballerina in un locale di dubbia moralità. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. She is published in 29 languages in over 30 countries and lives close to her family in Gloucestershire. She has strong viewpoints and I admired how she always stuck to her principals especially when she discovers some shady and underhand things going on in Malta which is where she ventures to when her parents turn their back on her. I loved Daughters of War, the first book in this trilogy, so there was no way I could resist reading this second book.Many people may not be aware of how just badly the Maltese people suffered during the Second World War.

As a teenager she missed the heat of Malaysia, which left her with a kind of restlessness that led to quite an unusual life. This book is mainly about Florence who escaped to England in 1942 leaving her two sisters in France. I enjoyed her story so much, from her stifling life in Paris to the excitement and danger of her life in Malta. In the latter years of WW2 and following its end, Florence is reeling from the war and a secret about her own past she has uncovered. I loved how her story and Florence’s came together as Florence finally made it to the island to look for her.A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florence's only clue, the war an immovable barrier - and time is running out. She studied Fashion Design and went to live in Tuscany where she worked as an au-pair for an Italian countess. With thanks to Harper Collins and Random Things book tours for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Florence Baudin had escaped France, thankful for her life, but sad to be leaving her sisters, Helene and Elise. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.



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