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- Hodder & Stoughton
Fiction, Historical romance
The tale of an unlikely friendship, set against the looming tragedy of the Spanish Civil War and the rising menace of Fascism in Europe.
Casilda Montero is the beautiful and hot-blooded daughter of a wealthy Spanish aristocrat. Sent from the family hacienda in Southern Spain to an English boarding school, she befriends Joscelin Howard, a shy and serious English girl. Set against the looming tragedy of the Spanish Civil War and the rising menace of Fascism in Europe, their enduring friendship is a constant reference point in both their lives. Complex passions draw each girl into the drama and grandeur of aristocratic Europe. From the carefree glamour of London high society to the devastation of the battlefields in Spain, Casilda, Joscelin and their families are tragically linked by passion and bloodshed.
Claire Lorrimer
Claire Lorrimer wrote her first book at the age of twelve, encouraged by her mother, the bestselling author Denise Robins. After the Second World War, during which Claire served on secret duties, she started her career as a romantic novelist under her maiden name, Patricia Robins. In 1970 she began writing her magnificent family sagas and thrillers under the name Claire Lorrimer. She is currently at work on her seventy-first book. Claire lives in Kent.
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