Publisher's Synopsis
<b>From the million-copy <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller comes a gripping story of family secrets, all-consuming love and the chaos of war.</b><br><br><b>2011. </b>When <b>Lucy</b>’s troubled father <b>Tom</b> passes away, she travels to Cornwall to visit his childhood home – the once-beautiful Carlyon Manor. Before he died, Tom had been researching an uncle she never knew he had. Determined to find out why, Lucy tracks down <b>Beatrice Ashton</b>, a local woman who seems to know more than she lets on, and has an extraordinary story to tell . . . <br><br><b>1935. </b>Growing up in Cornwall, Beatrice plays with the children of Carlyon Manor – especially pretty, blonde <b>Angelina Wincanton</b>. Then, one summer at the age of fifteen, she falls in love with a young visitor to the town: <b>Rafe</b>, whom she rescues from a storm-tossed sea.<br><br> On the surface, her life seems idyllic. But the dark clouds of war are gathering, and nobody, not even the Wincantons, will be left untouched.<br><br><b><i>A Gathering Storm </i>is a powerful tale of courage and betrayal, spanning from Cornwall to London and Occupied France, in which friendship and love are tested, and the consequences span generations.</b><br><br><b>Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:</b><br> 'Compelling, engrossing and moving' <b>SANTA MONTEFIORE</b><br> 'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment<b>’ DINAH JEFFERIES</b><br> 'A story that stirs the deepest emotions' <b><i>WOMAN & HOME</i></b><br> ‘An emotive and thought-provoking read’ <b>ROSANNA LEY</b><br> ‘Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win’ <b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br> ‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ <b><i>TELEGRAPH</i></b><br> ‘A tender and thoughtful tale' <b><i>SUNDAY MIRROR</i></b>
