Kayte Nunn
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"1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon surprisingly becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love...
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"Almost every graduating class had a girl who disappeared …"A long-closed home for "fallen women" is the site of horrors old and new in this historical thriller from the author of The Botanist's Daughter.1949: During the coldest winter Seattle has seen in decades, pregnant sixteen-year-old Brigid Ryan arrives at Fairmile, a home for "fallen women" run by the Catholic Church on a remote island in Puget Sound. She and her baby will disappear before...
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Mattie Cameron thinks she's got it all figured out: she's got an impressive career in London, a gorgeous boyfriend and brilliant friends. But after a freak skiing accident leaves her with broken bones, an absent boyfriend and a job she can no longer do, moving back to Australia to recuperate at her brother's winery seems like her only option. As Mattie's injuries heal, she begins to wonder where her future might lie, and if it involves the winemaker,...
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With her heart in tatters, Rose Bennett swaps her hometown of London for sunny Australia, but arrives to find the Shingle Valley shrouded in winter. As the weather improves, Rose starts to unlock the secrets of the valley – from bonfire ceremonies and wine-making traditions, to eccentric locals and their histories… And soon, Rose falls in love with the valley, the wines, the two children she's caring for and with the handsome and brilliant Mark...