Author: Jefferies, Dinah
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 4 June 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 432 pages
130 x 199 x 29 | 290g
**Shortlisted for the 2026 Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Thriller Award**
A secret lies behind every door¦
The Dordogne, 1936
Amid tangled gardens and crumbling walls, Chateau Rousseau guards its secrets well.
Pushing open its faded door, Thirza Caruthers arrives to care for her great-aunt. She's made a promise “ unaware of what awaits.
As the skies darken above Europe, the chateau begins to reveal its secrets: stories of forbidden love, devastating betrayal, and a child who vanished years ago.
But in uncovering the truth, Thirza may lose herself forever.