THE SICILIAN SECRET IBD

Sinopsis

Italy, 1943. With war raging across the rugged cliffs and turquoise waters of his beloved Sicily, SavioâÇÖs pen scrawls desperately across the page. His letter must be sent in secret - or his life will be in terrible danger...England, present day. Paigeáis devastated when her reclusive but belovedáAunt Florenceádies - the only family sheâÇÖs ever known. Inheriting her crumbling cottage, Paige finds an unfinished note.áâÇÖI am sorry, Paige. ItâÇÖs time to tell you everything. It all began in Sicily...âÇÖBeside the note is a faded envelope - addressed to a woman calledáJoyá- with an Italian postage stamp from 1943. The letter inside is made up of Roman numerals and snippets of sentences written in Italian. But who is Joy? Was someone sending a coded message? Paige is desperate to piece together the truth.áBut she soon discovers it will change everything sheâÇÖs ever believed about her aunt, and her family history.1943. Lady Joy Harrisonámay have grown up in a manor house, but sheâÇÖs determined to fight for whatâÇÖs right and use her fluent Italian to help the Allies. Breaking code on a long night shift, Joy reads a secret message that makes her whole body shake. A dark-eyed young man she once loved is in terrible danger on the shores of Sicily.áWas the message sent by him? And will she ever see him again - or will the war tear them apart for good?An absolutely heartbreaking and stunning timesplit historical novel about how wartime secrets can stretch across the generations, and the incredible bravery of ordinary people in the darkest of times. Fans ofáThe Nightingale, Fiona Valpy and Lucinda Riley will be captivated.Read what everyoneâÇÖs saying about Angela Petch:âÇÖAbsolutely stunning...áGorgeous... captivating andáheart-warmingábut alsoádevastatingly heartbreaking... I wasáabsolutely hookedáfrom page oneáuntil 2.30 a.m. in the morning...áYOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN!âÇÖáBookworm86, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È