Clare Leslie Hall

A gripping novel set in a fractured nation where violence, loyalty, and survival collide in a landscape on the brink.

1968, Dorset. " Le fermier est mort, il est mort et tout ce qui intéresse les gens est de savoir qui la tué. " Au village, tout le monde le prédisait, le retour de Gabriel Wolfe napporterait rien de bon. Tandis que Beth regarde lhomme quelle aime debout dans le box des accuses, juge pour meurtre, elle ne peut sempecher de penser quils avaient raison... Elle a 17 ans lorsquelle rencontre Gabriel. Au cours dun ete intense, il lui fait entrevoir une vie exaltante, faite de litterature, damour et de mots desprits. Et elle est convaincue que leur histoire durera toujours. Helas a la fin de lete, Gabriel part pour Oxford et cest Frank qui soigne son cur brise. Ensemble, ils se construisent une vie a la ferme. Une vie differente de celle quelle a imaginee avec Gabriel, mais quelle adore. Ils sont heureux. Jusquau jour ou Gabriel reapparait et les certitudes de Beth senvolent... " Emouvant, poetique et mysterieux... un roman qui touche en plein cur. " Delia Owens, autrice de La ou chantent les ecrevisses

A gripping novel set in a fractured nation where violence, loyalty, and survival collide in a landscape on the brink.

A gripping novel set in a fractured nation where violence, loyalty, and survival collide in a landscape on the brink.

A life-changing love story. A devastating decision. An emotional, gripping family drama about relationships, secrets and jealousy that will stay with you long after the final page, from the author of Broken Country. 1972. Alice Garland cant take her eyes off Jacob Earl. With his black curls and snakeskin boots, the lead singer of the Disciples commands the stage. Its the beginning of a passionate relationship. For a while it feels like theyre at the centre of something electrifying. But it doesnt take long before the dream starts to fall apart.2000. Even the arrival of his gorgeous baby son cant stop Luke feeling like an outsider. When he finds his birth mother, Alice, it seems like hes found the missing piece in his life. And she seems delighted to be a grandmother.But Alice is still battling with demons of her own - shes still not forgotten the heart-breaking event that forced her to give up Luke.She will do anything to stop history repeating itself. I lost sleep over this. Beautifully told . . . I loved it JANE CORRY, author of My Husbands WifeHaunting and heart-rending VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Truly Darkly DeeplyThe grip of a thriller, but the emotional depth of a tragic love story. A heart-wrenching novel about families and love that will stay with me for a very long time FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of BitterPreviously published as MINE under Clare Empson

*****AMAZONS BOOK OF THE YEAR*****INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERREESE WITHERSPOONS BOOK CLUB PICK FEARNE COTTONS HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICKAn unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but its also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it comingREESE WITHERSPOONThis story of a love affair is so addictive it could be at home with the thrillers . . . A simmering book of secrets, scandal and devastating consequencesThe iI defy you not to be in tears by the end of this book HARRIET TYCE, author of Witch TrialExcellent . . . a vivid, forceful love story which plays out at the pace of a thrillerIrish TimesIn this surprising romantic novel, there are decisions to be made that are heartbreaking and real, yet amid the gentle pastoral setting . . . it has all the pace of a literary thriller. A dazzling debutWoman and HomeBeautiful . . . So moving on the subject of how a tiny decision can have cataclysmic consequencesGood HousekeepingEveryone in the village said nothing good would come of Gabriels return. And as Beth looks at the man she loves on trial for murder, she cant help thinking they were right. Beth was seventeen when she first met Gabriel. Over that heady, intense summer, he made her think and feel and see differently. She thought it was the start of her great love story. When Gabriel left to become the person his mother expected him to be, she was broken. It was Frank who picked up the pieces and together they built a home very different from the one shed imagined with Gabriel. Watching her husband and son, she remembered feeling so sure that, after everything, this was the life she was supposed to be leading. But when Gabriel comes back, all Beths certainty about who she is and what she wants crumbles. Even after ten years, their connection is instant. She knows its wrong and she knows people could get hurt. But how can she resist a second chance at first love? A love story with the pulse of a thriller, Broken Country is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences.Lyrical, brutal and passionate. I devoured itMIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of The Paper PalaceEvocative, sensitive and compelling . . . Fires directly at the heart and hits the markDELIA OWENS, author of Where the Crawdads SingBroke my heart then mended it again. An epic, tortured love story. Bring tissuesJENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsI stayed up until 4am to finish it, something I havent done in years. Its a page-turner, but also beautifully writtenFLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names A love story like no otherCHRIS WHITAKER, author of All the Colours of the DarkREADERS LOVE BROKEN COUNTRY This book is everything. Love, heartbreak and hopeWill break you into pieces and then put you back together againI was absolutely gripped and didnt want it to endIf I could give more than five stars, I would. Perfect

Her silence destroyed him. Only the truth will set them free.Catherine has experienced something so traumatic that she cant speak. Or wont speak. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.Fifteen years ago, Catherine met the love of her life at university. Lucian was charming, adored her and she was drawn into the hedonistic and careless lifestyle of his wealthy friends. They were inseparable - then one morning Catherine left him without a word.She married, had two children, and was convinced shed moved on. But when they are unexpectedly reunited, the memories of their intoxicating love affair come rushing back. They could be that boy and girl again, and this time get it right. To do that, Catherine will have to tell Lucian why she left all those years ago.Shes lived with the truth. But can he?Dark, addictive and ultimately heart-breaking RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost ThingsTaut and sophisticated, not a word wasted. I loved this book FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of BitterElegant and pacey. Brideshead recalibrated by way of Big Little Lies LEX COULTON, author of Falling ShortPreviously published as HIM under Clare Empson

Un fenómeno internacional imparable en 35 países. «Apunta directamente al corazón y da en el blanco». Delia Owens, autora de La chica salvaje. «Inolvidable.», The New York Post * «Poderosa.», The Sun

Un fenómeno internacional imparable en 35 países. «Apunta directamente al corazón y da en el blanco». Delia Owens, autora de La chica salvaje. «Inolvidable.», The New York Post * «Poderosa.», The Sun