{"product_id":"island-of-secrets-by-patricia-wilson","title":"Island of Secrets by Patricia Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecond Hand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you love Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop and The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson, you will love this perfect summer read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The story started at dawn on the fourteenth of September, 1943 . . .'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll her life, London-born Angelika has been intrigued by her mother's secret past. Now planning her wedding, she feels she must visit the remote Crete village her mother grew up in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAngie's estranged elderly grandmother, Maria, is dying. She welcomes Angie with open arms - it's time to unburden herself, and tell the story she'll otherwise take to her grave.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's the story of the Nazi occupation of Crete during the Second World War, of horror, of courage and of the lengths to which a mother will go to protect her children. And it's the story of bitter secrets that broke a family apart, and of three enchanting women who come together to heal wounds that have damaged two generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat readers are saying about Island of Secrets:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Island of Secrets is a book full of raw emotions, family vendettas, hidden secrets and three very strong women. It's a book I enjoyed very much and one which fans of Victoria Hislop and Debbie Rix are sure to enjoy' (NetGalley Reviewer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'So well written and utterly heartbreaking . . . a story that needs to be told' (NetGalley Reviewer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Page-turning, enthralling and heartbreaking by turns'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Made me laugh and cry, just couldn't put this book down'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U-turn Online Thrift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47980308758715,"sku":"B0415","price":62.1,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2483\/7819\/files\/IMG_3723_cropped.webp?v=1781878959","url":"https:\/\/shop.uturn.org.za\/products\/island-of-secrets-by-patricia-wilson","provider":"U-turn Online Thrift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}