When Emily Gordon, editor at a London publishing house, commissions an account of great English novelist Hugh Morton, she finds herself steering a tricky path between Morton's formidable widow, Jacqueline, who's determined to protect his secrets, and the biographer, charming and ambitious Joel Richards. But someone is sending Emily mysterious missives about Hugh Morton's past and she discovers a buried story that simply has to be told…
One winter's day in 1948, nineteen year old Isabel Barber arrives at her Aunt Penelope's house in Earl's Court having run away from home to follow her star. A chance meeting with an East European refugee poet leads to a job with his publisher, McKinnon & Holt, and a fascinating career beckons. But when she develops a close editorial relationship with charismatic young debut novelist Hugh Morton and the professional becomes passionately personal, not only are all her plans put to flight, but she finds herself in a struggle for her very survival.
Rachel Hore's intriguing and suspenseful new novel magnificently evokes the milieux of London publishing past and present and connects the very different worlds of two young women, Emily and Isabel, who through their individual quests for truth, love and happiness become inextricably linked.
What I liked about this story... Now this one really piqued my interest with the backdrop of starting off at a London Publishing House and following Emily while she is looking into the past of the author Hugh Morton. She stumbles onto a mystery and investigates further. You then have the split narrative story going back to 1948 where you follow Isobel who also works for a publishers. Both worlds weave into each other at some point and, honestly, that is my favourite part.
Would I recommend... Absolutely! A great place to start from if you are wanting to try this author for the first time or for fans of historical fiction (including those fans of Kate Morton) should give this a go also!
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