by EricaJames (Author)
Venice has been Lydia's home for many years, a place where she has found peace and fulfilment. Then one day she glimpses a young man's face in the crowd that threatens to change everything. He's a heart-stopping reminder of a dreadful secret she believed she had banished to the past...
As a young child, Lydia and her sister were sent to live with grandparents they'd never even met before. It was a cruel and loveless new world for them and it forced Lydia to grow up fast. She learned to keep secrets and to trust sparingly, and through it all she was shadowed by grief and guilt.
Now, twenty-eight years later, Lydia is persuaded to leave behind the safe new life she has created for herself and return to England to face the past. And maybe her future.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0752894218
ISBN 13: 9780752894218
Book Overview: Compelling and heart-breaking, with a touch of bittersweet romance, this is Erica James at her finest. Erica James has sold over two million copies in paperback alone. GARDENS OF DELIGHT debuted at Number 5 in the bestseller lists, and won the 2006 Romantic Novel of the Year award. All Erica's novels have received terrific reviews: 'James is a great storyteller' Woman's Weekly. 'A genuinely heart-warming yet unsentimental tale - a perfect recipe for restoring, if only briefly, our damaged trust in humanity' Sunday Express. 'A poignant story, written with humour and emotion' Daily Mail. 'An excellent, compulsive read' Woman's Realm. 'A brilliant read you'll find impossible to put down' Best.