My thoughts
Book Four in The Lost Daughters series. A very heartfelt book about love and loss. A tearjerker that will leave you breathless.
There was a time when girls were sent to homes if they got pregnant. They were considered damaged. Loose. Bad. They were hidden so their family's could go on with their statues in life without that blemish. Sometimes these girls didn't want to give up their babies. Sometimes they were forced to do something that was so against what their hearts wanted. This is just that sort of story in many ways...
The Present, London
You meet Georgia when she and her best friend have first sold their company. Georgia gets a call from a lawyer. When she goes to meet the lawyer she is given a box. Inside the box is something that will change her life forever.
The Past, Lake Geneva, 1951
A marriage of convenience. A loveless marriage. Delphine married Giovanni hoping he would come to love her. They had two children. A son and a daughter. That is where their life basically ends. They will always be married he said. But as long as she's discreet she's free to live her life as she sees fit. Just as he does only in different countries for the most part. In comes Florian. The man who will change Delphine's life. Forever.
This book took my breath away. It had me wishing for things to happen. Crying my eyes out in parts. Holding my breath in other parts. A love that couldn't be. A love that was. A love that will be. Lives forever changed. It all starts after a stay at Hope's House. Hope's House is a home for expectant mothers. A place where they can feel safe.
Told in two timelines and about two women who never met but are related. This is a rich and loving story with some very sad things happening too. But it's all for the sake of love. A true, deep, forever, love...
Thank you #NetGalley, #SorayaLane, #Bookouture, for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.
Five big stars.
About
Lake Geneva, 1951: Delphine looked up at Florian, her fingers grazing his cheek as she pressed her mouth to his, the sapphire tiara sparkling beside them. “Yes,” she whispered against his lips. “I will marry you. If you can find a way, then I promise you. I will marry you.”
London, present day. Georgia holds the rare pink sapphire in her hands, watching it glitter in the morning light. It was left for her at Hope’s House, a home for unmarried mothers whose babies were adopted. But how is it connected to the secrets of her family’s complicated history?
Georgia tries to forget about the sapphire, her heart too bruised by past hurts. But when she discovers the gemstone was part of a priceless tiara owned by the Italian royal family, she is drawn in by the mystery surrounding it. Her only way of finding answers is to travel to Lake Geneva to meet with the man who inherited the stunning tiara from his grandfather.
When she arrives at the breathtaking lakeside city, handsome Luca tells her he’s been searching for the missing stone for years and is eager to piece together how it arrived at Hope’s House. As they spend sun-drenched days together, Georgia and Luca grow closer and uncover the passionate, forbidden love story of Delphine and Florian, whose tragic romance forced Delphine to make a heartbreaking decision with devastating consequences…
As Georgia comes to terms with the decades-old secret, will it shatter everything she thought she knew about herself? Or will Delphine’s courage inspire her to open up her own heart and build a new life with Luca?
A completely gripping and escapist read about family mysteries and true love that lasts a lifetime, that will leave you spellbound. The perfect read for fans of Lucinda Riley, Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore.
This novel can be enjoyed as a standalone.
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