Overview
'Love comes out of nowhere for most of us, when we least expect it.' A breathtaking novel of heartbreak and heroism, love and longing by a powerhouse Australian storyteller. MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Amidst the carnage of Gallipoli, British nurse Claire Nightingale falls in love with Australian Light Horseman Jamie Wren. Their flame burns bright, even when war tears them apart. Come peacetime, Claire's desperate search to find Jamie takes her all the way to Istanbul, and deep into the heart of a Turkish family. Cultures come together, enemies embrace and forbidden passions helplessly ignite. A breathtaking novel of heartbreak and heroism, love and longing by a powerhouse Australian storyteller. 'Dreamily romantic and historically fascinating, this is McIntosh at her best.' Brisbane News 'A book for readers who enjoy a fairytale romance.' Australian Bookseller & Publisher ______________________________ Complete your Fiona McIntosh collection today! The Sugar Palace (preorder now!) Fields of Gold Nightingale The Champagne War The Chocolate Tin The Diamond Hunter The French Promise The Last Dance The Lavender Keeper The Orphans The Pearl Thief The Perfumer's Secret The Spy's Wife The Tailor's Girl The Tea Gardens Bye Bye Baby- DCI Jack Hawksworth 1 Beautiful Death- DCI Jack Hawksworth 2 Mirror Man- DCI Jack Hawksworth 3 Dead Tide- DCI Jack Hawksworth 4
Full Product Details
Author: Fiona McIntosh
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 0.10cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781761042386
ISBN 10: 1761042386
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 19 October 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
'Dreamily romantic and historically fascinating, this is McIntosh at her best.' BRISBANE NEWS 'A book for readers who enjoy a fairytale romance.' BOOKS+PUBLISHING 'An epic story of war and peace. A tribute to the lives lost in the war, but also to love itself - sensitive, poetically powerful and as gentle as the breath from a fluttering of wings.' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ONLINE
Author Information
Fiona McIntosh is an internationally and million-copy bestselling author of novels for adults and children across several genres. Alongside her highly successful historical fiction titles, for which she has been nominated at the Australian Book Industry Awards for commercial fiction book of the year, her popular Detective Jack Hawksworth series has recently been released across the UK. Several of her historical titles as well as the 'world of Hawksworth' crime novels have been optioned for the screen. Her debut children's picture book, Harry and Gran Bake a Cake, was published in 2025. Fiona roams the world for her research and lives between Adelaide in South Australia and Wiltshire in England.
