The Hidden Years: Secrets, betrayal, war and loss: discover the captivating new novel from the million-copy bestseller Rachel Hore.

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The Hidden Years is Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hores captivating new novel set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.

September 1939, troubled young Imogen Lockhart travels to Cornwall by train to deliver two small boys to their prep school, which has been evacuated to Silverwood House for the duration of the war. When shes asked to stay on at the school as temporary cover for the usual matron she readily agrees. After all, it enables her to put off more serious decisions of what to do with her life. But her time at the school turns out to be more complicated than shed imagined.

In 1966, sensitive and musical Belle Johnson is restless. Shes finishing her first year at a Midlands university but not enjoying it and is troubled by secrets in her family life. When, after a chance meeting, she falls in love with talented and attractive folk musician Gray Robinson, he easily persuades her to abandon her studies and accompany him to Cornwall, a place that piques her interest because of a particular photograph shes recently found of herself as a baby.

On a small commune at Silverwood House near the beautiful Helford estuary she finds life off-grid idyllic at first, the other people creative and interesting, but underlying tensions soon reveal themselves.

And when conflicts in the commune come to a head, Belle is forced to face some difficult truths as she unravels the secrets of the past. Secrets that involve a woman called Imogen Lockhart.

Praise for Rachel Hore's One Moonlit Night

Beautifully rich in period detail an absorbing and touching storyErica James,Sunday Timesbestselling author ofMothers & Daughters

'Brimming over with everything I love about this author's writing: atmosphere, intrigue, wonderful characters and a beautiful love story. Pure delight to read'Tracy Rees

'A stunning depiction of life during the war, both for the men who faced death on the battlefields and those left behind in England . . .a compelling and evocative read, brimming with hope, courage and buried secrets.'S Magazine

'Were in the London of World War II, her house is bombed to bits and husband Philip is missing after Dunkirk.With two small daughters in tow, Maddie seeks refuge at Knyghton, Philips childhood home . . . In this gripping, detailed, beautifully written drama, Hore brilliantly captures the danger and desperation on both the home and battle fronts.'Daily Mail

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.