The Garden of Lost Secrets

by Kelly Bowen

Overview

Includes reader's guide and discussion questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538722145
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	05/16/2023
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	215,415
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Award-winning author Kelly Bowen grew up in Manitoba, Canada, and attended the University of Manitoba, where she earned bachelor of science and master of science degrees in veterinary studies. She worked as a research scientist before realizing her dream to be a writer of historical fiction. Kelly currently lives in Winnipeg with her husband and two sons.
 
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Editorial Reviews

04/01/2023

Bowen (The Paris Apartment) returns to a familiar subject in this novel. Against the backdrop of a derelict château in France, Bowen shifts time between the present day and Europe during World War II. In the present, Isabelle, a restoration contractor specializing in historic buildings, returns home to purchase the neighboring château whose gardens were her childhood fantasyland. Inspired by their great-grandmother's fairy tales, Isabelle and her architect sister always promised to purchase and restore the château together, were it ever to go on the market. Now Isabelle has the building, but the sisters are estranged. Meanwhile in the historical storyline, Stasia, who spent youthful summers exploring these same gardens, returns to the area as legendary Resistance fighter Briar Rose. Aiding a team of operatives to dismantle Nazi communications headquartered in the château, Stasia reunites with a lost love. VERDICT Bowen has achieved success as a prolific romance author. While this novel is historical fiction framed around real events and directly inspired by real people, fundamental romance characteristics permeate the dual storylines.—Laura A.B. Cifelli

Library Journal

"Kelly Bowen has written another compelling, dual-timeline, WWII/Present Day novel that sucked me in and refused to let go."—TheRomanceDish.com

“This book has it all! A meticulously researched novel that kept me reading into the night.”
 —Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library

"The Garden of Lost Secrets did not disappoint."—FreshFiction.com

“Bowen draws on the lives of Nancy Wake and Josephine Baker and the 2018 discovery of a Paris apartment untouched since WWII in this rich historical tale. The stories unearthed in the apartment pique from the first page in this magnetic novel full of tragedy and rich characters.”—Publishers Weekly on The Paris Apartment

"Kelly Bowen's The Paris Apartment is a compelling story of two women navigating the dangers of occupied Paris with bravery and compassion. Bowen paints a richly layered picture of glamour, intrigue, and sacrifice that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful."—Julia Kelly, international bestselling author of The Light Over London, on The Paris Apartment

“A beautifully written cast of characters unraveling the mysteries and humanity of war. Enticing.”—Mandy Robotham, USA Today bestselling author, on The Paris Apartment

"Kelly Bowen creates an evocative and thrilling glimpse into the lives of two heroic women risking everything in occupied Paris during World War II. A beautiful novel for fans of The Nightingale."—Karen White, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Night in London, on The Paris Apartment

From the Publisher

A beautifully written cast of characters unraveling the mysteries and humanity of war. Enticing.

Mandy Robotham

Kelly Bowen creates an evocative and thrilling glimpse into the lives of two heroic women risking everything in occupied Paris during World War II. A beautiful novel for fans of The Nightingale.

Karen White

Kelly Bowen's The Paris Apartment is a compelling story of two women navigating the dangers of occupied Paris with bravery and compassion. Bowen paints a richly layered picture of glamour, intrigue, and sacrifice that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.

Julia Kelly