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Georgian mansion Wharton Park was a place of childhood solace for Julia Forrester, spending summers in the Norfolk countryside with her beloved grandfather. So after tragedy strikes, she finds herself seeking comfort at Wharton and the allure of its hothouse, once home to exotic flowers from all corners of the globe but now lying abandoned. There she meets the new owner, the charming and magnetic Kit Crawford, whose own past is shrouded in sadness and mystery. Julia and Kit are drawn together when he finds an old diary and it is Julia's grandmother who is able to finally shed light on Wharton Park's past. Together they reveal a century's worth of secrets and heartache that takes them back to war-torn Europe and leads Julia on a quest to the vibrant streets of Thailand. Will Julia and Kit be able to unearth the truth behind the fortunes and failures of the Crawford family?

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'Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart.' -- Dinah Jeffries, author of The Tea Planter's Wife 'Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered.' -- Grazia 'Romantic, revealing and rich in heart-rending emotion and atmospheric detail ...' -- Lancashire Post

'Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart.' -- Dinah Jeffries 'Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered.' -- Grazia 'Romantic, revealing and rich in heart-rending emotion and atmospheric detail ...' -- Lancashire Post

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Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and during her childhood travelled extensively abroad, particularly to the Far East to visit her father. Moving to London she became an actress working in film, theatre and television. Five years ago she designed and built a house on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand, where her father had purchased land many years before. Her passion for history combined with her love of travel, and Thailand in particular, inspired her to write her novel Hothouse Flower, published by Penguin in November 2010. She currently lives in Norfolk and France with her husband and four children. Beth Chalmers is a British actress and voiceover artist. Her numerous voice acting credits include the recurring roles of Laura Hughes in Broken News, Undis in Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, Gloria in Ella Bella Bingo and Coco in Groove High. She voiced Xenia and Patrick in the 2018 animated film Strike, and was the voice of witch Bellatrix Lestrange for the Harry Potter video games.

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