An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise…

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise…

A rebellious daughter

1923. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancer’s job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets.

A sister with a secret

1944. Running from the brutality of war in France, Florence Baudin faces a new life. But her estranged mother makes a desperate request: to find her vanished sister, who went missing years before.

A rift over generations

Betrayals and secrets, lies and silence hang between the sisters. A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florence’s only clue, the war an immovable barrier – and time is running out…

Praise for Daughters of War

‘A wonderfully evocative and sensual writer’ Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Here and Now

‘A warm and engrossing tale of passion and courage. I loved it’ Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy

‘Love, grief, abandonment, betrayal and secrets … I adored it’ Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties

‘A rich tapestry of courage, passion and family secrets beneath the dark shadows of war’ Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Bird in the Bamboo Cage

‘A glorious page-turner … a novel to disappear into’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife

Reviews

More praise for Daughters of War

‘A stirring, richly-imagined novel about bravery and love and family loyalty tested to its limits’ Rachel Rhys, bestselling author of Island of Secrets

‘As layers of long-hidden family secrets emerge, you are sure to be hooked to the very last page’ Liz Trenow, bestselling author of The Poppy Factory

‘Rich in courage, love and sacrifice, but chilling and taut in its portrayal of the horrors of war’ Kate Furnivall, bestselling author of The Guardian of Lies

‘Lushly descriptive, exciting and vivid, this is a warm and exciting tale that will pull you in and refuse to let you go’ Tracy Rees, bestselling author of The House at Silvermoor

A tender, moving and at times heartbreaking story’ Sinead Moriarty, bestselling author of About Us

About the author

Dinah Jefferies began her career with The Separation, followed by the number 1 Sunday Times and Richard and Judy bestseller The Tea-Planter’s Wife. Born in Malaysia, she moved to England at the age of nine. When she began writing novels, deeply influenced by her Eastern childhood, she was able to return there on annual research trips for each new novel.

With her most recent bestseller, her seventh novel The Tuscan Contessa, she has moved to writing about a European setting for the first time and continues that in this new series.

She is published in 28 languages and over 30 countries and has twice been a Richard and Judy bookclub pick.