{"product_id":"9781472224057","title":"The Secret Years: An emotional drama of love and survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic novel of a great house and the love that consumed it... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Lennox's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Years \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving story about life in the East Anglian Fens after the First World War. Perfect for fans of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRachel Hore and Kate Morton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the golden summer of 1914, four young people played in the gardens of Drakesden Abbey. Nicholas and Lally were the children of the great house, set in the bleak and magical Fen country; Thomasine was the unconventional niece of two genteel maiden aunts in the village; Daniel was the son of the local blacksmith, a fiercely independent, ambitious boy who longed to break away from the stifling confines of his East Anglian upbringing. As the drums of war sounded in the distance, the Firedrake, a mysterious and ancient Blythe family heirloom disappeared, setting off an uncontrollable chain of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great War changed everything, and both Nicholas and Daniel returned from the front damaged by their experiences. Thomasine, freed from the narrow disciplines of her childhood, and enjoying the new hedonism which the twenties brought, thought that she could escape from the ties that bound her to both Nicholas and Daniel. But the passions and enmities of their youth had intensified in the passing years, and the four friends had to experience tragedy and betrayal before the Firedrake made its reappearance and, with it, a new hope for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Years\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Judith Lennox writes \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e stories which are \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebeautifully descriptive\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What a \u003cb\u003epage turner\u003c\/b\u003e -a \u003cb\u003etwisty turny tale!\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ewonderfully written\u003c\/b\u003e story... \u003cb\u003eCouldn't put this book down\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180531007728,"sku":"9781472224057","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472224057_p0.jpg?v=1763597805","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472224057","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}