The Light Behind The Window: A breathtaking story of love and war from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

(Paperback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . . The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking historical romance - a tale of love, war and, above all, forgiveness, from Lucinda Riley, number one bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series. South of France, present day. After the death of her glamorous, distant mother, Emilie de la Martinires finds herself alone in the world - and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home. A notebook of poems leads her to the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on a journey of discovery, realizing that the chteau may provide clues to her own difficult past. London, 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into a special operations team, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies. Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland, Constance is drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come . . .

Reviews

A fast-paced, suspenseful story flitting between the present day and World War Two . . . Brilliant escapism * Red *
A sweeping, engrossing work. Riley is talented, delighting in the small details of aristocratic luxury and the pastoral countryside . . . A tale of family secrets, war time espionage, and loyalties gained and gambled * Booklist *

Author Bio

Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland and, after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first novel aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into forty languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with cultures all around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a multi-season TV series. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised and wrote the Guardian Angels series of books for children. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on 11 June 2021, surrounded by her family.