Rachel Hore

Photographer Lucy Cardwell is sifting through the papers of her late father when she finds he'd been researching an uncle she never knew he had. Intrigued, she visits her father's childhood home, the once beautiful Carlyon Manor. She meets an old woman named Beatrice who has an extraordinary story to tell. And, as Lucy listens to the tales of the past, she learns a secret that will change everything she has ever known …

In a tiny stained-glass shop in the hidden backstreets of Westminster lies the cracked, sparkling image of an angel. Fran Morrison helps craftsman Zac restore the shattered church window. As they reassemble the dazzling shards of coloured glass, they uncover an extraordinary love story from the Victorian past, sparked from the window's creation.

On holiday with friends, young historian Briony Andrews becomes fascinated with a wartime story of a ruined villa in the hills behind Naples. Briony’s grandfather had been a soldier during the Italian campaign of 1943 in that very area. Handed a bundle of letters that were found after the war, Briony begins to uncover the story, but she encounters resentments and secrets still tightly guarded.

A successful auctioneer, Jude is asked to value a collection of scientific instruments and manuscripts belonging to Anthony Wickham, a lonely 18th century astronomer from Norfolk, where she grew up. As Jude untangles Wickham's tragic story, she discovers threatening links to the present. Richard & Judy Bookclub