The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

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The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

The Hidden Palace: the most spellbinding escapist historical novel of WW2 Malta from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (The Daughters of War, Book 2)

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In my opinion, this book is a great example of how a well-known historical period can still provide fresh insight, making it more diverse than other war stories available. I won’t directly address the final third of the book, but it was satisfying to see Florence and Jack traveling and pulling Florence’s family back together.

Her younger sister Rosalie had run away from France many years ago and the last she'd heard of her, she'd been in Malta. I did think for the author not to be able to travel to Malta whilst writing this book due to Covid meant that some of the descriptions of this unique island didn’t spring to life as much as I would have wanted to. I will say that I missed the 3 sisters being together and had hoped that the story would continue in that vein from Book 1. Florence can’t look for her aunt yet, her only clue is a faded letter from Malta, and she vanished twenty years ago! Jefferies does not provide clues as to how the story will unfold and I liked how I could not predict whether Florence would be able to fulfil her mother’s wishes.To be honest, it did take me a bit of time to settle into the narrative but I did find the overall story rather interesting. Furthermore, the fact that Rosalie and Florence’s stories were not too many decades apart from each other added a level of suspense whether the two would ever be reunited. The first book, simply named Daughters of War, features many of the characters you will find in The Hidden Palace. I felt so sorry for Florence as she really needed her mother to be sympathetic to what happened to her in the first book, but no, all she wanted was for Florence to go and find her estranged sister Rosalie in Malta.

So I can tell you that this works perfectly well as a standalone novel even if you have never met Helene, Elise and Florence before. It is clear they have had some adventures overseas in the War and are now exhausted, dirty and injured. If you are looking for a story which is expansive, complex, descriptive and thoughtful, a story which takes in lots of different times and settings, this is for you. The relationship all of the sisters had with their mother Claudette was strained and I was glad to see this was explored in much more detail. Nevertheless, as with all her other books, Dinah Jefferies is an excellent storyteller and I have read and re-read every one.Over time, Florence gradually accepts her mother’s wishes and I enjoyed how the two family members fused together on the island. and a scandal sees her disappearing from Paris, from the family who constrained her and wished for her just to marry and bear children.

Come sempre, l’autrice costruisce la sua storia su basi storiche solide e documentate, regalandoci uno straordinario romanzo e un viaggio entusiasmante tra Malta e il Devonshire. But with it comes with a knowledge of how the darker side of Malta operates and this causes Rosalie’s life to change, for the better, as she grows more worldly and caring. Riva’s life takes a different direction when she meets two influential men Robert Beresford and his uncle Addison Darnell. The Hidden Palace is the 2nd in the Daughters of War trilogy by Dinah Jefferies and was an excellent read. Like the previous volume in this trilogy, it is a captivating read that makes the reader realise just how devastating life in such circumstances must have been.

It showed Rosalie’s tenacity and strength to fight for what she believes in as injustices to others are being served.

They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. Florence and her aunt Rosalie have a lot in common, both have experienced heartache, and are attracted to men who are very similar. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. The section of the book about Rosalie felt much faster-paced and I was interested in her journey and liked her straight away.I wasn’t too sure about Jack at all, but eventually warmed to him as the story unfolded and his past was revealed. FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF - The Tea Planter’s Wife, The Sapphire Widow, Daughters of War, and six others. As you would anticipate, this fresh start isn’t exactly straightforward and it takes time for Rosalie to establish her new identity in a strange place. In this superbly constructed novel, the two timelines weave in and out of each other, as the young women discover.



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