The Dressmakers Secret

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Extraordinary Brought history alive on the page Tense and emotional Sensitive yet brutalWith the most unexpected end that left me breathless. Wow, just wow Incredible NetGalley Review,

1941, Nazi-occupied Paris: In the glamorous Ritz hotel there is a woman with a dangerous secret
As Coco Chanels assistant, Adle lives side by side with German officers in the splendour of The Ritz hotel. But Adle has a secret. She is working for the resistance, right under the Germans noses.

As occupied Paris becomes more and more dangerous, Adle will have to decide if she can risk everything to save innocent lives and protect the man she loves

Present day: Chlos grandmother has never spoken about the war and avoids questions about the legendary designer she once worked for.

Now Chlo has come to Paris, to uncover the truth about Adles life. But is she prepared for what she will find And for the power of her grandmothers secrets to change her family forever

An absolutely gripping and heartbreaking wartime story of the enduring power of love, for fans of The Lost Girls of ParisandThe Nightingale.

Readers love The Dressmakers Secret:

WOW Outstandingly brilliant and extremely poignant from beginning to end NetGalley Review

Just absolute perfection My emotions ran the full course in this book THE ENDING. I cried my eyes out, I was a blubbering mess trying to quickly explain the entire book to my husband while crying NetGalley Review

Your heart will be in your mouth reading this book I cried I loved the ending NetGalley Review

It made me cry tears of happiness at the end Fantastic NetGalley Review

I absolutely loved this story! A MUST read. Grab some tissues before you dive in NetGalley Review

A tale of deception, love and endurance It kept me reading into the small hours Glynis Peters, author of The Secret Orphan

Had me up way later than I planned I couldnt put it down NetGalley Review

Thrilling I couldn't put it down Adrienne Chinn, author of The English Wife

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A tale of deception, love and enduranceIt kept me reading into the small hours Glynis Peters, author ofThe Secret Orphan

A thrilling story of intrigue, love, and the secrets shadowing two disparate women I couldn't put it down Adrienne Chinn, author of The English Wife

StunningI was completely hooked and the twist ending was totally satisfying Kathleen McGurl, author ofThe Girl from Bletchley Park

Had me turning the pages late into the night The historical detail is astounding Its the warmth and strength of the grandmother and granddaughter at the heart of this brilliant book that made me fall in love with it Louise Douglas, author of The House by the Sea

A page-turning story of choices made in Occupied Paris Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife

I was gripped from start to finish Wonderful, unputdownable, historical fiction Jenny Ashcroft, author of Under the Golden Sun

Utterly gripping, this is an emotional rollercoaster that had me living and breathing WW2 Paris. I was absolutely hooked Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop

I loved it. Its an intricately, beautifully threaded story thatpulls at the heartstrings Liz Fenwick, author ofThe River Between Us

Vivid and beautifulKept me hooked right from the beginning through to the cleverly twisty ending. Make sure you have tissues handy! Nikola Scott, author of The Orchard Girls

Evocative, gripping and emotional. I absolutely loved it Eleanor Ray, author of Everything is Beautiful

An insightful, gripping and poignant depiction of the perils and heartbreak of war. A deftly-told story of love, legacy and loss, this is one novel you won't want to miss Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You

Author Bio

Lorna Cook is the author of the Kindle #1 bestseller The Forgotten Village. It was her debut novel and the recipient of the Romantic Novelists' Association Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers. Lorna lives in coastal South East England with her husband, daughters and a Staffy named Socks. A former journalist and publicist, she owns more cookery books than one woman should, but barely gets time to cook.