A Place of Secrets: Intrigue, secrets and romance from the million-copy bestselling author of The Hidden Years

Secrets from the Past is a novel by Rachel Hore that explores the possibility of dreams being passed down through families and the links between the past and the present. Jude, a successful auctioneer, is struggling to come to terms with the death of her husband and is asked to value a collection of scientific instruments and manuscripts belonging to Anthony Wickham, an 18th-century astronomer. As Jude untangles Wickham's tragic story, she discovers threatening links to the present and searches for answers in the wild, haunting splendour of the Norfolk woods.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 11 April 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

SECRETS FROM THE PAST, UNRAVELLING IN THE PRESENT…

The night before it all begins, Jude has the dream again. Can dreams be passed down through families? As a child, Jude suffered a recurrent nightmare: running through a dark forest, crying for her mother. Now her six-year-old niece, Summer, is having the same dream, and Jude is frightened for her.

A successful auctioneer, Jude is struggling to come to terms with the death of her husband. When she is asked to value a collection of scientific instruments and manuscripts belonging to Anthony Wickham, a lonely 18th-century astronomer, she leaps at the chance to escape London for the untamed beauty of Norfolk, where she grew up.

As Jude untangles Wickham's tragic story, she discovers threatening links to the present. What have Summer's nightmares to do with Starbrough Folly, the eerie crumbling tower in the forest from which Wickham and his adopted daughter Esther once viewed the night sky? With the help of Euan, a local naturalist, Jude searches for answers in the wild, haunting splendour of the Norfolk woods.

Dare she leave behind the sadness in her own life and learn to love again?

Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:

'A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic, and mysterious. JUDY FINNIGAN

'An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets. Telegraph

'A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war. Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror

Pitched perfectly for a holiday read. Guardian

Engrossing, pleasantly surprising, and thoroughly readable. SANTA MONTEFIORE

A beautifully written and magical novel about life.

Weight: 342g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398533141
Edition number: Reissue