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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Second World War fiction, Sagas, Historical fiction
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Orion
- Paperback Apr 18, 2019 | 9781409139966 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 27, 2018 | 9781409170907 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 26, 2018 | 9781409139935 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Orion
- Paperback Apr 18, 2019 | 9781409139966 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 27, 2018 | 9781409170907 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 26, 2018 | 9781409139935 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Orion
- Paperback Apr 18, 2019 | 9781409139966 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 27, 2018 | 9781409170907 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jul 26, 2018 | 9781409139935 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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For fans of Downton Abbey, Atonement and Birdsong - a compelling historical saga from popular TV historian Kate Williams.
The latest from Kate Williams - REGINA: A NEW HISTORY OF WOMEN AND POWER - publishing 4th June 2026.
'Brilliant - a passionate and poignant story of a glittering family on the precipice of a vanished world' Lisa Hilton
A family destroyed by war. A secret that could change everything.
Celia De Witt is half-German, half-English, and heir to her family's vast fortune. But as the glittering Twenties plunge into Depression, a shocking revelation sends her far from everything she knows.
Thrust headlong into the wealth and promise of New York, Celia sets out to rescue the family business - and to set in motion her own plans. The son she thought was dead, and the man she once loved, are both close at hand - but in opening the Pandora's Box of the past, what other secrets will she let loose...?
As the shadow of war darkens across Europe, Celia is determined to save those she loves, even if salvation comes at the highest price...
'A beautifully conjured family saga. Fans of Downton Abbey will love it' - Alison Weir
Praise for The House of Shadows
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This terrific saga comes with a fascinating twist ... Williams has a gift for showing how great movements in history affect the lives of people caught up in them - THE TIMES
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Williams keeps her story moving and the result is a vivid portrait of a perennially fascinating period of history - THE OBSERVER
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Downton fans will love the elegance, intrigue and drama of The House of Shadows. - YOURS MAGAZINE
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Brimming with a historian's knowledge and an author's human insight, Williams's trilogy has been an exciting and absorbing portrait of a world in flux, and a poignant fictional reflection on life in the opening decades of the 20th century. - LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH
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A rocket of a historical novel. - THE LADY
Kate Williams
Professor Kate Williams is a historian and the New York Times bestselling author of over ten works of history and historical non-fiction which include Rival Queens, The Royal Palaces and Edge of the Fall. She has presented various TV shows on the BBC, Channel 5 and PBS, including Restoration Home, Young Victoria, Inside Versailles and Secrets of the Royal Palaces. She is CNN's royal historian and covers all royal events for CNN (including the funeral of Elizabeth II) and also discusses royals on the BBC and Sky News. She studied for her BA and DPhil at Oxford and is Professor in Public Engagement with History at the University of Reading, and lectures all over the world. She has appeared on shows from the Great British Bake Off to Gardener's World and has won UK quiz shows including Mastermind, Pointless and Antiques Road Trip. Her greatest love is a dusty document.
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