The Light Behind the Window

Lucinda Riley

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Pan
11 February 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . .

The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking historical romance - a tale of love, war and, above all, forgiveness, from Lucinda Riley, number one bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series.

South of France, present day. After the death of her glamorous, distant mother, Emilie de la Martiniéres finds herself alone in the world - and sole inheritor of her grand childhood home.

A notebook of poems leads her to the mysterious and beautiful Sophia, whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story, she too embarks on a journey of discovery, realizing that the château may provide clues to her own difficult past.

London, 1943. A young office clerk, Constance Carruthers, is drafted into a special operations team, arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact, she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets and lies.

Forced to surrender her identity and all ties to her homeland, Constance is drawn into a complex web of deception, the repercussions of which will affect generations to come . . .

By: Lucinda Riley
Imprint: Pan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781035046782
ISBN 10: 1035046784
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 11 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Author Website: http://www.lucindariley.com/

Lucinda Riley was born in 1965 in Ireland and, after an early career as an actress in film, theatre and television, wrote her first novel aged twenty-four. Her books have been translated into forty languages and continue to strike an emotional chord with cultures all around the world. The Seven Sisters series specifically has become a global phenomenon, creating its own genre, and there are plans to create a multi-season TV series. In collaboration with her son Harry Whittaker, she also devised and wrote the Guardian Angels series of books for children. Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and died on 11 June 2021, surrounded by her family.

Reviews for The Light Behind the Window

A fast-paced, suspenseful story flitting between the present day and World War Two . . . Brilliant escapism * Red * A sweeping, engrossing work. Riley is talented, delighting in the small details of aristocratic luxury and the pastoral countryside . . . A tale of family secrets, war time espionage, and loyalties gained and gambled * Booklist *