A Gathering Storm

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From the million-copySunday Timesbestseller comes a gripping story of family secrets, all-consuming love and the chaos of war.

2011. When Lucys troubled fatherTompasses 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 Beatrice Ashton, a local woman who seems to know more than she lets on, and has an extraordinary story to tell . . .

1935. Growing up in Cornwall, Beatrice plays with the children of Carlyon Manor especially pretty, blonde Angelina Wincanton. Then, one summer at the age of fifteen, she falls in love with a young visitor to the town: Rafe, whom she rescues from a storm-tossed sea.

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.

A Gathering Storm is 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.

Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:
'Compelling, engrossing and moving'SANTA MONTEFIORE
'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment DINAH JEFFERIES
'A story that stirs the deepest emotions'WOMAN & HOME
An emotive and thought-provoking readROSANNA LEY
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 DAILY MAIL
An elegiac tale of wartime love and secretsTELEGRAPH
A tender and thoughtful tale'SUNDAY MIRROR

Reviews

Compelling, engrossing and moving; a perfect holiday indulgence -- Santa Montefiore on The Silent Tide
A tour de force. Rachels Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious -- Judy Finnigan on A Week in Paris
Engrossing and romantic, its a wonderful story of family secrets and the choices women make -- Jane Thynne on The Silent Tide
With a serious eye for exquisite detail, Hores latest, brilliantly crafted novel aptly follows a photographer, Lucy. She takes a journey to capture past, life-changing family secrets, embracing three generations along the way, across Cornwall, London East Anglia and Occupied France * Mirror on A Gathering Storm *
A fascinating, hugely readable book . . . Rachel Hores research and her mastery of the subject is deeply impressive -- Judy Finnigan on A Place of Secrets
Another of this years top offerings * Daily Mail on The Glass Painter's Daughter *
Pitched perfectly for a holiday read * Guardian on The Memory Garden *

Author Bio

Rachel Horeworked in London publishing for many years before moving with her family to Norwich, where she taught publishing and creative writing at the University of East Anglia until deciding to become a full-time writer.She is theSunday Times(London) bestselling author of ten novels, includingThe Love Child. She is married to the writer D.J. Taylor and they have three sons. Visit her atRachelHore.co.ukand connect with her on Twitter@RachelHore.