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    "description": "Two women. One house. And a wartime secret that spans decades\u2026\n\nNorfolk, 1945: Only a few months ago Nancy Jones was fighting for her country as a gunner girl. Now she\u2019s struggling to adjust to her responsibilities as a gamekeeper\u2019s wife. After a whirlwind romance, Nancy is deeply in love with her handsome husband Joe but there is still so much they don\u2019t know about each other. When a secret from Nancy\u2019s war years threatens to resurface, will the terrible truth about the worst night of her life shatter their new marriage?\n\nNorfolk, 2019: Devastated by the sudden loss of her husband, Lorna Haynes escapes to the beautiful but crumbling Gamekeeper\u2019s Cottage. There, she stumbles upon a locked room. When she enters, it\u2019s like going back in time. A soldier\u2019s uniform hangs on the back of the door, the flowery wallpaper still intact, the spindle of the record player frozen and ready to play. At the back of the room, Lorna discovers a red, leather-bound diary in a hidden compartment of a desk drawer.\n\nAs Lorna battles with heartache, she takes comfort in reading the ink-stained words. Turning the pages of the old book, she learns of the incredible bravery of the woman who lived in the house decades before her. And discovers a shocking wartime secret that will change the course of her own life\u2026\n\nFans of The Nightingale, The Alice Network, and Lilac Girls will love this unforgettable, poignant tale of love, loss and courage during the darkest days of war.",
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