A Place of Secrets: Intrigue, secrets and romance from the million-copy bestselling author of The Hidden Years - Brossura

‘Romance is not dead’ Interview by Danuta Kean, Independent on Sunday 15/9
‘An atmospheric yet breezy page-turner that’s full of intrigue’
Sainsbury’s magazine, October issue
 
‘Rachel Hore’s intriguing Richard and Judy recommended read, which is layered with a series of mysteries, some more supernatural than others’
Independent 17/9
 
‘Lizzie knew exactly what she wanted – and Ben was devoted to giving it to her.  So why wasn’t that enough? Find out in this exclusive short story by Rachel Hore’
The Colour of Love, Sunday Express ‘S’ Magazine 12/9
 
‘Anyone who likes well written fiction will love this...I will with absolute certainty be getting myself the rest of Rachel’s books, and I can’t wait to get stuck into them all. Hopefully they’ll all be as fantastic as A Place of Secrets.’
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ChickLitReviews.com 15/9
‘Writing excites Hore. Her craft is something to feel passionate about. We have met to discuss her fourth novel, A Place of Secrets. Like the others, it is an upmarket romance split between interlinked stories set in the present day and the past – in this case, the 18th century’ Interview, Independent on Sunday 15/9
‘Sumptuous prose, deft plotting, lush settings, troubling personal histories, tragedy, heady romance and even a smattering of 18th century scientific wonderment mark Hore’s fourth novel as her most accomplished and enthralling yet’ Daily Mirror 3-9 September 2010
‘Jude is an appealing heroine and Hore’s writing draws the reader beguilingly into her world. An atmospheric, beautifully written romance, with an intriguing historical mystery woven through its pages’ Living North September 2010
‘Hore once again shows her gift for bringing the past to life: her understanding of memory, stories and craft is as strong here as in The Memory Garden' Books Quarterly (Waterstones) July 2010
‘Judy’s verdict: “A fascinating, hugely readable book... Rachel Hore’s research and her mastery of the subject is deeply impressive”. Richard’s verdict: “Clever and haunting – I really enjoyed it”’
Woman’s Own 27/9
‘A Place of Secrets is all about stars and their symbolism – about finding your way back when you’re lost.  I got the inspiration as I stood on a beach in North Norfolk searching for flickers of light from a meteor shower.  It makes you realise how small you are compared of the universe.  It’s this experience that links the two women in my novel’
Rachel Hore in Women’s Own 4/10
‘Which fictional character most resembles you? “I suppose I would go for Jo March, in ‘Little Women’, in the sense that I’ve got a scribbling suit like her woolly pinafore dress and hat with a red bow.  In my case, I’ve got mis-matching track-suit top and bottoms”’
One minute with... Rachel Hore, Novelist, Independent 8/10

Rachel Hore worked in London publishing for many years before moving with her family to Norwich, where she teaches publishing and creative writing at the University of East Anglia. She is married to the writer D. J. Taylor and they have three sons. Her previous novels are The Dream House, The Memory Garden, The Glass Painter's Daughter, which was shortlisted for the 2010 Romantic Novel of the Year award, A Place of Secrets, which was picked by Richard and Judy for their book club, A Gathering Storm, which was shortlisted for the RONA Historical Novel of the Year 2012 and the latest bestseller, The Silent Tide.