- Title:
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The Secret Book of Flora Lea (MP3)
- Written by:
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Patti Callahan Henry
- Read by:
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Cynthia Erivo
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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12 hours 24 minutes
- MP3 size:
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539 MB
- Published:
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August 01 2023
- Available Date:
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August 01 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460748916
- Genres:
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Fiction; Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction; War Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
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Price
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
Award winning author
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
1939. Fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated from their London home to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the Aberdeen family in a charming stone cottage, Hazel distracts her young sister with a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own: Whisperwood.
But the unthinkable happens when Flora suddenly vanishes after playing near the banks of the River Thames. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister’s disappearance, carrying the guilt into adulthood.
Twenty years later, Hazel is back in London, ready to move on from her job at a cosy rare-books store for a career at Sotheby’s. With a cherished boyfriend and an upcoming Paris getaway, Hazel’s future seems set. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing a picture book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the storybook world she created just for Flora.
Could this book hold the secrets to Flora’s disappearance?
'Powerful and spellbinding!'
Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve
'[A]ffecting ... Henry's offering shines most in its exploration of the ways relationships grow and adapt to time and trauma, making for a poignant meditation on the bonds of sisterhood. This captivates.'
Publishers Weekly
'A world war and a fairy tale collide in the British countryside in 1940 – and Patti Callahan Henry is the perfect novelist to explore how the living are forever changed.'
Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lioness and The Flight Attendant
'Callahan's plot will keep you guessing even as her characters steal your heart. I loved it.'
Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife