{"title":"Baynham","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781781895481","title":"The Secret Sister : A breathtaking family saga set in WW2 Wales and sixties Sicily by Baynham, Jan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Baynham, Jan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRomance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 August 2023 by Choc Lit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 348 pages\u003cbr\u003e203 x 126 x 22 | 390g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWales, 1943.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoesn’t return from war. But he was never the kind husband she hoped for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe this could be the new beginning she’s always wanted. She and her young son move from her husband’s farm to live with her sister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite herself, she begins to notice handsome Carlo. An Italian prisoner of war in Wales, he has been volunteered to work in her brother-in-law’s builders’ yard. Longing looks soon turn into love letters and a connection neither of them can sever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut fraternization between the prisoners and local women is strictly forbidden. As their love grows, so does the danger all around them . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years later, their daughter holds her father’s hand as he takes his last breath and whispers a name: Giulietta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut who is Giulietta, and who are the young woman and baby in an old photograph?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe secrets of the past collide as the family are shaken to their very core, forced to revisit memories they’d rather forget to uncover the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePerfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Barbara Davis, Karen Swan, Amanda Weinburg or Anita Chapman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cover to Cover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43503437807676,"sku":"9781781895481","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/0113\/5164\/files\/71fTX7VW-QL._UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1757774072"},{"product_id":"9781781898956","title":"The Silent Sister : Escape to Greece in this utterly captivating sun-drenched historical saga by Baynham, Jan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Baynham, Jan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 29 July 2025 by Choc Lit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 366 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 200 x 27 | 294g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Filled with tension and family secrets . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIf you're looking for outstanding historical fiction, you must read this book!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I highly recommend.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGosia Nealon, award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHer Secret Resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emost compelling, evocative, heart-wrenching book I have ever read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA woman searching for somewhere to belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA child rescued from the rubble of a ruined island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA secret buried in the heart of Kefalonia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGreece, 1953.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e When a catastrophic earthquake reduces the beautiful island of Kefalonia to ruins, Cassia Makris risks everything to save a young girl buried beneath the rubble that was once her home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn that moment, Cassia makes a life-changing decision that will bind their fates forever but force her to carry a devastating secret . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWales, 1973.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eléni Davies has always felt there was something unspoken in her past - a silence at the heart of her childhood. When she discovers a hidden journal among her mother's belongings, it unravels an untold story of love and loss on a faraway island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawn to the place where her story really began, Eléni travels to the now-rebuilt Kefalonia. Among the lemon groves and sun-bleached chapels, she begins retracing her mother's footsteps to piece together a story that was never meant to be told.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut in doing so, Eléni must decide whether some secrets are better left buried - or whether confronting them is the only way to finally heal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis unforgettable dual-timeline historical page-turner will sweep you away to the olive groves and sapphire-blue seas of a sun-kissed Greek island. Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Dinah Jefferies, Victoria Hislop, Santa Montefiore or Karen Swan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cover to Cover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43503437840444,"sku":"9781781898956","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/0113\/5164\/files\/71_oT6n0YUL._SL1360.jpg?v=1757773882"}],"url":"https:\/\/cover-to-cover-mumbles.myshopify.com\/collections\/baynham.oembed","provider":"Cover To Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}