The Other Side of Paradise

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For fans ofDownton Abbey,Gosford ParkandAfter the Party. Duty, scandal, and a mothers desperate attempt to protect her sons from a secret that will destroy them. 'A breathtakingly good,heartbreaking and utterly absorbing story.'Cressida Connolly, author ofAfter the Party LONDON 1921 Jean Buckman, a young and innocent American heiress arrives in England to find a society decimated by war but resolutely clinging to the status quo. She marries Edward Warre an engaging but complex man and the owner of a once great but now struggling estate. As the marriage falters, Jean spends her summers in the South of France where she embarks on a passionate affair that will have repercussions for the rest of her life. Two sons arrive, the oldest, heir to the estate, is not the true bloodline. But Edward needs Jeans money to survive, and she needs her husband's silence. The Other Side of Paradiseis the heart-breaking story of a family ripped apart by the shackles of inheritance and the rules imposed upon them by a society thatcannot face the truth. 'Withgorgeously fluid prosethat never snags on the period detail,Beaumont is a debut writer with a bold future.'Jessica Fellowes, author ofThe Mitford Murders

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'A dazzling period drama for fans of novels like Ian McEwan's Atonement.'The Lady

'Heartrending and unputdownable this is a rich, beautifully crafted tale...Utterly compelling' Imogen Edwards-Jones, TheSunday Times bestselling author of The Witches of St. Petersburg

'Heartbreaking...A beautiful evocation of griefs impact on our ability to love and to trust.'Lucy Jago, author ofA Net for Small Fishes

'A sparkling journey through the interwar years, and a heartbreaking and powerful climax... A wonderful novel, full of life.'Lucy Ashe, author ofClara & Olivia

'Tenderly drawn and poignant to its core I needed to come up for breath before I plunged back in for this is a brilliant, immersive and compelling story.' Mary Chamberlain, author of The Dressmaker of Dachau

'Thanks to Vanessa Beaumont's formidable skill in depicting a union gone to hell and the consequences of grief that only a mother can feel, The Other Side of Paradise is its own triumph.' Air Mail

Author Bio

Vanessa Beaumontstudied Classics at Oxford University before joining Short Books, the independent publisher in London, where she was Commissioning Editor for 8 years, editing both fiction and non-fiction. She co-ran the literary agency Prentice Beaumont, before deciding to take the reckless decision to embark on a novel. She lives between West London and Northumberland, and is married with three children.