One Moonlit Night: The unmissable new novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy

In the new novel "The Hidden Years" by Rachel Hore, a wife and husband are separated by secrets and war, seeking refuge at Knyghton, the husband's childhood home. Maddie hopes to reunite with her husband, but secrets from the past threaten to unravel. The novel beautifully captures the danger and desperation of life during the war.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

The captivating new novel from the million-copy bestselling author Rachel Hore, "The Hidden Years," is now available in paperback.

Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, "One Moonlit Night" tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets and war.

"So complex and moving, with a sense of mystery as powerful as the sense of love and betrayal," Cathy Kelly said. "Forced to leave their family home in London after it is bombed in the Blitz, Maddie and her two young daughters take refuge at Knyghton, the beautiful country house in Norfolk where Maddie's husband Philip spent the summers of his childhood."

But Philip is gone, believed to have been killed in action in northern France. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Maddie refuses to give up hope that she and Philip will one day be reunited.

Arriving at Knyghton, Maddie feels closer to her missing husband, but she soon realizes that there is a reason Philip has never spoken to her about his past. Something happened at Knyghton one summer years before. Something that involved Philip, his cousin Lyle, and a mysterious young woman named Flora.

Maddie's curiosity turns to desperation as she tries to discover the truth, but no one will speak about what happened all those years ago, and no one will reassure her that Philip will ever return to Knyghton.

"Beautifully rich in period detail - an absorbing and touching story," Erica James, Sunday Times bestselling author of "Mothers & Daughters," said. "Brimming over with everything I love about this author's writing: atmosphere, intrigue, wonderful characters, and a beautiful love story. Pure delight to read."

"A stunning depiction of life during the war, both for the men who faced death on the battlefields and those left behind in England," Tracy Rees said.

Weight: 340g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471187254