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  • Published: 8 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241999127
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

The Story Collector




Three women. A long-buried secret. The story that could free them all . . .

London, 1915: Tarot reader Katerina is trying to hold her life together amid the wartime chaos. When she opens a bakery that offers divination alongside sweet treats, she is hailed as a beacon of hope. But Katerina is hiding a dark truth that could cost her everything.
Germany, 1918: A mute British soldier is taken to a prisoner of war camp where he meets Miriam, a researcher. She is drawn to his gentle manner and secretly vows to help him. But soon she will have to make an impossible choice: will she save the one she loves, or herself?
Cornwall, Present Day: Recently widowed Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly renovated cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century...

A long-held secret ties the tales of three women, from the cobbled streets of war-time London to an isolated German WWI camp, and the sea-swept cliffs of Cornwall. Beautifully told, moving and unforgettable.

  • Published: 8 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241999127
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

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