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By (author) Bradford Barbara Taylor

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The secrets of an aristocratic dynasty are about to be revealed…

London 1949. The New Look is in, Princess Elizabeth’s wedding has raised morale and the capital is filled with a new energy. Alicia Stanton, niece of the Earl of Mowbray, is making her mark in the glamorous film world. Alongside her, Victoria Brown, a wartime evacuee, is starting out as a fashion photographer. Life is full of opportunity.

But at Cavendon Hall, the stately home where they grew up, the Second World War has exacted a terrible price and the estate is facing bankruptcy. And when Cavendon’s secrets start to rise to the surface, young and old alike are threatened. Can the families unite to save the house and their future?

Review quote:

‘A glamorous read packed with period detail in which strong women are centre stage’Daily Mail

Acclaim for the Cavendon series:

‘A classic saga of loyalty, secrets, passion and intrigue…if you’ve been suffering withdrawal symptoms from Downton, this is for you’ Daily Mail

‘A glorious family saga for Downton Abbey fans…This is Barbara Taylor Bradford in her element, full of drama, passion, romance and danger’ Sarah Broadhurst, lovereading.co.uk

‘A stately home, a dangerous secret and two families whose fates have been intertwined for generations…a gripping period piece set on the brink of the Great War. Exquisite escapism of the highest order’ The Lady

”Queen of the genre” Sunday Times

‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping the reader turning the page. She is one of the world’s best at spinning yarns’ Guardian

‘As romantic and thrilling as the rest’ Independent on Sunday

Biographical note:

Barbara Taylor Bradford was born and raised in England. She started her writing career on the Yorkshire Evening Post and later worked as a journalist in London. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance, became an enduring bestseller and was followed by many more, including the bestselling Cavendon series. Barbara’s books have sold more than eighty-one million copies worldwide in more than ninety countries and forty languages. In October of 2007, Barbara was appointed an OBE by the Queen for her services to literature.

Feature:

• Set at the time of hit tv series ‘The Crown’, with Britain rebuilding itself after the war, Princess Elizabeth newly married and society changed for ever

• Draws on Barbara’s own personal story and experience of moving to London as a young reporter in the early 1950s

• The final instalment in the hugely successful historical family saga set around Cavendon Hall

•Barbara’s sales in the Cavendon series go from strength to strength

• Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels are sold in ninety countries and forty languages with over eighty-one million copies of her books in print

• Over 250,000 fans worldwide subscribe to Barbara Taylor Bradford’s email newsletter

Competition: Summer Secrets; Very English Scandal; The Lake House; The Secret Keeper; Summer Secrets; Tempations of Gracie. Philippa Gregory; Jeffrey Archer; Julian Fellowes; Dinah Jefferies; Santa Montefiore; Kate Morton; Ken Follett; Lucinda Riley; Penny Vincenzi