{"product_id":"9781472221377","title":"Harriet Evans - The Wildflowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Harriet Evans. Themes include Fiction, Family Life, Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce, Romance, Contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I adored \u003ci\u003eThe Wildflowers\u003c\/i\u003e. A sweeping, epic, moving read' Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard And Judy Summer Book Club Pick 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new novel by \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Harriet Evans is the Perfect summer holiday read. Turn the page and find yourself in a Dorset beach house, the sun in your eyes and the sand between your toes. This is the home of Tony and Althea Wilde - the Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor of their generation and with a marriage every bit as stormy. A gorgeous, epic tale of tangled family secrets and lies to keep you company on your own beach towel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful, engrossing novel, full of the most vivid characters and a truly memorable setting. A triumph' Sophie Kinsella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She reels you in and then you're hooked, right to the last page' Patricia Scanlan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Atmospheric and altogether wonderful' Lesley Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderful' Penny Vincenzi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her characters are finely drawn and as the story hops back and forth from the Second World War to the present day, the reader becomes deeply immersed in this charismatic family's fortunes. The result is that rare and lovely thing, an all-engaging and all-consuming drama' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony and Althea Wilde. Glamorous, argumentative ... adulterous to the core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They were my parents, actors known by everyone. They gave our lives love and colour in a house by the sea - the house that sheltered my orphaned father when he was a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But the summer Mads arrived changed everything. She too had been abandoned and my father understood why. We Wildflowers took her in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e My father was my hero, he gave us a golden childhood, but the past was always going to catch up with him ... it comes for us all, sooner or later. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is my story. I am Cordelia Wilde. A singer without a voice. A daughter without a father. Let me take you inside. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarriet Evans is 'perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Maeve Binchy' \u003ci\u003eBest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58031248605558,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781472221377.jpg?v=1780674595","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781472221377","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}