The Lost Lover

Name: The Lost Lover
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781529084474
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By Karen Swan

Series: The Wild Isle Series

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A gripping new series . . . beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers - Santa Montefiore on The Last Summer Young Flora MacQueen has always dreamed of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. And when she... Read More

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One secret threatens to change the course of life for Flora MacQueen as she hopes for love and dreams of a life beyond island life. The Lost Lover is third installment in the Wild Isles series from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan.

An epic first love. A second chance. . .

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A gripping new series . . . beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers - Santa Montefiore on The Last Summer

Young Flora MacQueen has always dreamed of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. And when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan, her future seems brighter.

Only, as the islanders prepare to leave their homes for the final time, Flora finds her dreams shattered. With her beauty as her only currency, she must step forward in ways that would have been unthinkable back home in order to support her family. Soon Flora is the toast of glamorous Paris. Fame and fortune are hers for the taking, but she knows only too well by now that rich men make empty promises.

But then a secret comes to light that will change everything . . .

The Lost Lover is Book Three in Karen Swan's bestselling Wild Isle Series.

Series: The Wild Isle Series

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The Lost Lover

A gripping new series . . . beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers - Santa Montefiore on The Last Summer Young Flora MacQueen has always dreamed of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. And when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan, her future seems...

By Karen Swan

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If there's one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it's that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but he's a bully. She inherited her mother's gift of second sight - but only ever foresaw her fellow islanders' deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself,...

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Jayne Ferguson has always been a keeper of secrets, most especially her own... If there's one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it's that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda — but he's a bully. She inherited her mother's gift of second sight — but only...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529084474

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 550g

Pages: 448

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Fiction General Fiction Karen Swan Literary Fiction Series: The Wild Isle Series

About the Author

Karen Swan is the Sunday Times top three bestselling author of twenty books and her novels sell all over the world. She writes two books each year - one for the summer period and one for the Christmas season. Previous summer titles include The Spanish Promise, The Hidden Beach and The Secret Path, and for winter, Together by Christmas, Midnight in the Snow and The Christmas Postcards. Her books are known for their evocative locations and Karen sees travel as vital research for each story. She loves to set deep, complicated love stories within twisting plots.

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The Midnight Secret

If there's one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it's that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but he's a bully. She inherited her mother's gift of second sight - but only ever foresaw her fellow islanders' deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself,...

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Jayne Ferguson has always been a keeper of secrets, most especially her own... If there's one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it's that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda — but he's a bully. She inherited her mother's gift of second sight — but only...

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