Note to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title The
Light Behind the Window. An aristocratic French family, a legendary
château, and buried secrets with the power to destroy two generations
torn between duty and desire.La Côte d'Azur, 1998: In the sun-dappled
south of France, Emilie de la Martinières, the last of her gilded line,
inherits her childhood home, a magnificent château and vineyard. With
the property comes a mountain of debt--and almost as many questions...
Paris, 1944: A bright, young British office clerk, Constance Carruthers,
is sent undercover to Paris to be part of Churchill's Special Operations
Executive during the climax of the Nazi occupation. Separated from her
contacts in the Resistance, she soon stumbles into the heart of a
prominent family who regularly entertain elite members of the German
military even as they plot to liberate France. But in a city rife with
collaborators and rebels, Constance's most difficult decision may be
determining whom to trust with her heart. As Emilie discovers what
really happened to her family during the war and finds a connection to
Constance much closer than she suspects, the château itself may provide
the clues that unlock the mysteries of her past, present, and future.
Here is a dazzling novel of intrigue and passion from one of the world's
most beloved storytellers.
