Judith Lennox

A Liv se le cae el mundo encima cuando su padre las abandona a ella y a su madre, y tienen que empezar una nueva vida en el pueblo de una amiga de juventud de su madre. Muy pronto, la tímida Liv conoce a las que seran sus mejores amigas: la bella Rachel y la rebelde Katherine. Al crecer, las tres chicas evolucionan de manera muy diferente Katherine persigue sus sueños profesionales en Londres, Rachel se casa muy joven con el amor de su vida, y Liv se va a estudiar a la universidad, aunque seguiran siendo las mejores amigas. El dia antes de dar a luz, Rachel llama a sus amigas para decirles que quiere revelarles un secreto, pero nunca llega a contarselo. Descubrir el secreto de Rachel se convertira en una prioridad para Liv y Katherine a lol argo de sus vidas.

Die Lebenswege Isabels und ihrer Kinder; Irrwege, Wunden und ein verpasster Zeitpunkt: Bewegend und mit feinem menschlichem Gespür erzählt Judith Lennox mitreißender Roman von Liebe, Loyalität und der Stärke einer Familie.15Bei einer Autopanne an der Küste Devons begegnet Richard Finborough Isabel Zeale, einer jungen Frau von kühler Schönheit aus kleinen Verhältnissen. Umso erstaunter ist der Frauenschwarm und einzige Sohn eines irischen Gutsbesitzers, als sie ihn zurückweist. Fast gegen seinen Willen verliebt er sich; eine Liebe, die gegen die Konventionen ist und dennoch in eine Ehe mündet, die viele Höhen und Tiefen überdauern wird. Isabel und Richard bekommen drei Kinder, Richards Geschäfte florieren bis der Erste Weltkrieg der glücklichen Zeit ein Ende zu setzen droht. Und längst hat Isabel den richtigen Augenblick verpasst, um ihrem Mann ihr Geheimnis anzuvertrauen. Es belastet sie, seit sie vor Jahren eine falsche Entscheidung traf. Es verfolgt sie, wenn sie am wenigsten daran denken will. Und eines Tages wird es sie und diejenigen, die ihr am wichtigsten sind, einholen.01Judith Lennox, geboren in Salisbury im Südwesten Englands. Nach ihrem Englischstudium in Lancester arbeitete sie unter anderem als Pianistin in einer Ballettschule, bevor sie sich ganz aufs Schreiben verlegte und zur Bestsellerautorin avancierte. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann und dem jüngsten ihrer drei Söhne auf dem Land bei Cambridge. Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen.

History can repeat itself... Spanning the twentieth century, Some Old Lovers Ghost is a haunting and incredibly poignant love story from acclaimed author Judith Lennox. Perfect for fans ofDinah Jefferies and Lucinda Riley.Rebecca, bruised from an unhappy love affair, is flattered to be asked to write the life story of distinguished Dame Tilda Franklin. Tilda was born in 1914 and grew up in a remote Fenland village, the illegitimate daughter of the local squire and a maid in the Big House. It was Tildas misfortune to fall in love with handsome, devil-may-care Daragh Canavan, and to be betrayed by him.As Rebecca delves deeper into Tildas life, and as the events of the past send ghostly echoes to the present, parallels with her own experience begin to emerge. And as she is drawn into a family history of loves and tragedies almost too painful to write about, her involvement with the family becomes more overwhelming than she could ever have imagined.What readers are saying about Some Old Lovers Ghost: Wonderful book, couldnt put it down and beautifullywrittenA warm believable storyFive stars

When a family is forced to leave its beloved home, the sense of injustice never dies... Middlemere is a compelling tale of one family and their quest for independence from acclaimed author Judith Lennox. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Kate Morton.The Coles have lived in Middlemere for half a century. When, in 1942, they are threatened with eviction, they flee the house. But not before eight-year-old Romy, hiding in a cupboard, sees her father shot dead.Years later Romy, now almost nineteen, is quick, clever and single-minded. She schemes to restore the family fortunes, to rescue her mother from drudgery and to protect her brother, Jem, a charming scoundrel who is always in trouble. Most of all, she longs to escape the poverty and narrowness of her surroundings. A chance meeting with Mirabel Plummer, owner of the exclusive London hotel, The Trelawney, is about to change Romys life for ever...What readers are saying about Judith Lennox: Ideal escapism[Judith Lennox] is the ultimate storyteller... her stories are compellingandbeautifullydescriptive of both characters and feelingsMs Lennoxs writing is truly amazing, and creates characters that remain with me after the last page is turned

A terrible tragedy alters three girls friendship forever... Set in the late 1960s and 1970s, Judith Lennoxs The Dark-Eyed Girls tells the story of three friends, Liv, Katherine and Rachel, and their changing relationships over the years. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Lulu Taylor.Judith Lennoxs writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings - Daily MailSweet, gentle Liv, seeking perfect love, marries the man of her dreams, who almost crushes the life out of her. Cynical, pragmatic Katherine, who throws herself into her career in order to avoid domesticity, embarks upon a risky affair and is suffocated by the very dependence she has fought to avoid. And Rachel, dearly loved Rachel who wants for nothing throughout her young life, marries against her parents will, and then meets tragedy...The bond between Liv and Katherine weakens over time, but as Katherine uncovers the awful truth about Rachel, and Liv begins to put together the pieces of her shattered life, their friendship is reaffirmed and their lives go forward with dark-eyed girls of their own.What readers are saying about The Dark-Eyed Girls: The way Lennox follows the lives of the three individual girls is simply enchanting... I could not put this book downA tremendous readLovely, lovely book that I couldnt put down

I have fallen completely in love with Judith Lennoxs writing - shes a fantastic storyteller! Jill MansellWith the onset of war, everything changes... Judith Lennox writes an unforgettable novel of enduring love and the tides of fortune in the compelling novel Footprints on the Sand. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Lucinda Riley.The Mulgraves are a rootless, bohemian family who travel the continent, staying in crumbling Italian palazzos, Spanish villas, French vineyards - belonging nowhere, picking up friends and hangers-on as they go, and moving on when Ralph Mulgraves latest enthusiasm dwindles. Faith, the eldest child of the family, longs for a proper home. But in 1940, Germany invades France and the Mulgraves are forced to flee to England. Faith and her brother Jake go to London, while Ralph reluctantly settles in a Norfolk cottage with the remnants of his family.In the intense and dangerous landscape of wartime London Faith finds work as an ambulance driver, and meets once again one of Ralphs retinue from those distant and, in retrospect, golden days of childhood. Through war and its aftermath, it is Faith on whom the family relies, Faith who offers support and succour, and Faith who is constant and true in her love.What readers are saying about Footprints on the Sand: Curl up and get lost in this wonderfully written book that takes you from early 1900 through to the 1960s[Judith Lennox] can paint a picture so vividly in your mind, make you care about her characters, make you feel the anguish, the partings, the love that is taken away and then given back. A wonderful readSuch wonderful escapism - well written and compelling!

Can anything break the ties that bind? Two families are torn apart by love, secrets and betrayalin the aftermath of the Second World War in Judith Lennoxs spellbinding novel Written on Glass. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Lucinda Riley.It is 1946 and the old families of the Temperleys and the Chancellors have been neighbours on the South Coast of England for many years. Now the younger generation has been touched by the Second World War. Reserved, principled and cool-headed Marius Temperley has left the army and is struggling to fit into civilian life. His twenty-one year old sister, Julia, is quick-tempered, proud and passionate and, since her fathers recent death, has been running the family business, fiercely independent in her ambitions. Handsome, but emotionally distant Jack Chancellor has been demobbed and has another problem to face. Both he and his younger, more naive and impetuous brother Will, are in love with Julia. Jack doesnt want to lose her, but his sweet, slightly gawky cousin, Topaz, lets slip that their imperious Aunt Carrie has a plan for him: if he leaves Julia, he will inherit Sixfields, the beautiful family farm. As the years go by, the family secrets come out, and it seems that the ties that bind can change relationships for ever... What readers are saying about Written on Glass: Beautifully written, poignant and haunting... a book that I have never forgottenI couldnt put this book down, and I look forward to reading more from this wonderful authorOne of the best books I have ever read

A surprise inheritance reveals the hidden lives of two sisters, torn apart by tragedy...Following her grandmother''s death, Rose Martineau inherits The Egg, an extraordinary house nestling in the Sussex countryside. She discovers that the mysterious house originally belonged to her grandmother''s younger sister, Sadie, who Rose never knew existed. In her search to uncover why the sisters grew apart, Rose is drawn back into the glamorous and decadent world of the 1930s.Meanwhile, Rose''s own life as a dutiful wife and mother is turned upside down by a sordid scandal that threatens to destroy her marriage. It is only once she has unravelled the secrets of Sadie''s past that she is able to look to her own future...

Con motivo de su 75 cumpleaños Esme invita a sus hijos y nietos a la mansión de Rosindell, en la costa de Devon a. Todo aquí recuerda sus tiempos de glamour, los festivales de verano, el comienzo del gran amor de su vida - pero tambien a aquellos asuntos que comenzaron aqui y terminaron en una tragedia que aun perdura dos generaciones mas tarde. Solo ahora Esme tiene el valor de explicar el secreto de su familia

A desperate fight for her birthright and freedom... Spiced with the colour and sensuous splendour of the sixteenth-century silk trade, Judith Lennoxs The Glittering Strand is the triumphant story of a young womans fight for independence. Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Kate Morton.Serafina Guardi and her father, a wealthy silk merchant from Marseilles, are sailing to Italy to celebrate her betrothal when their ship is captured by Barbary corsairs. Serafina finds herself plunged into the unknown, brutal world of the North African slave states. From there, she begins the long struggle to free herself from servitude.Serafinas wit and beauty are tempered by her ruthlessness - a ruthlessness which eventually threatens to lose her both her lover and her child. Embattled by the prejudices of the age and by the ambitions of her treacherous cousin Angelo, Serafina fights against poverty, loneliness and despair, vowing to regain her lost inheritance - the Guardi silk house - at whatever cost.What readers are saying about Judith Lennox: Ideal escapism[Judith Lennox] is the ultimate storyteller... her stories are compellingandbeautifullydescriptive of both characters and feelings[Judith Lennoxs] characters are marvellously drawn, and their lives draw the reader totally into the story

July 1914, the eve of the First World War, and fourteen-year-old Alix Gregory is holidaying in France with the wealthy Lanchbury family. She is looking after two-year-old Charlie Lanchbury when he disappears during a family picnic and is never seen again. Once a happy, carefree girl, Alix is blamed for the tragedy and cannot escape from the resulting disintegration of the family. The war ends and Alix tries to pick up the threads of her life. Through her marriage and the birth of her son, Rory, she finds happiness, and through her meeting with the brothers Derry and Jonathan Fox, she finds love. Yet, living in her ancient and beautiful home, Owlscote, she is haunted by the loss of her baby cousin. As the years pass, and as the world descends into the horrors of war once more, the question remains: will Charlie Lanchbury ever be found?

In this unforgettable novel, set in war-torn Europe, two sisters are forced to make heartbreaking choices that will shape the rest of their lives

Judith Lennox writes powerful family dramas which will appeal to fans of Kate Morton and Elizabeth Winthrop

Judith Lennoxs novels are full of excitement and drama, with great appeal for readers of Kate Morton

Die junge Naturwissenschaftlerin Ellen stot in ihrer ersten Stelle im Cambridgeshire der 1950er-Jahre auf die unterschiedlichsten Kollegen, auf geheime Liebesbeziehungen - und auf einen Chef, der durch seine fachliche Brillanz besticht und den zugleich ein dunkles Ratsel umgibt. Als Ellen gerade anfangt, am Institut Fu zu fassen, kommt es zu einem mysteriosen Todesfall, der die Weichen nicht nur fur ihre berufliche Zukunft vollig neu stellen wird ...

Una apasionante saga familiar que transcurre en los años más turbulentos del siglo XX. Un secreto largamente guardado que puede cambiar las vidas de los personajes para siempre. Por la autora de Las amigas de los ojos oscuros. Un dia de otoño de 1909, el joven empresario Richard Finborough se enamora a primera vista de la atractiva Isabel Zeale. La joven, que guarda un secreto sobre su pasado, no tiene intencion de atarse a nadie, pero la intensidad del desconocido Richard finalmente acaba por conquistar su corazon. Las decadas pasan e Isabel y Richard crean una familia durante el turbulento periodo de la Primera Guerra Mundial. A medida que sus hijos se acercan a la edad adulta, Isbel esta convencida de que su secreto esta seguro..., hasta que un viejo conocido llama a su puerta y amenaza con destrozar todo lo que ha construido. Para proteger la felicidad de los que mas ama, Isabel debera reunir el coraje de enfrentarse a su pasdo y asumir sus consecuencias.

Three women must find their way through a world changed by war... Set against a backdrop of London, Paris and the unchanging English countryside, The Winter House by Judith Lennox is a novel of rare warmth and beauty.Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore.A novel of passion and intrigue, this is an enjoyable read populated by believable characters - Candis For three girls growing up in the Fens in the tumultuous years between the First and Second World Wars, the Winter House was a special place of refuge and friendship. Winter or summer, they would meet at the old wooden house by the waterside to confide all the secrets and heartaches of childhood and adolescence. There was Robin, idealistic and clever, destined for Cambridge; Maia, the most beautiful and ambitious of the three, looking for a rich husband; and quiet Helen, living under the seemingly benevolent tyranny of her widower father, the local vicar. Adulthood separates the three girls, and Robin, abandoning ideas of university, goes to London to work amongst the poor, meeting there her first great love, the handsome but brittle Francis. Maias ideal marriage to a wealthy man ends in tragedy and Helen, meanwhile, kept in near-imprisonment by her obsessively protective father, has her very sanity threatened. Amid political and social upheaval, these three women must find their way in a world changed for ever.What readers are saying about The Winter House: She writes so beautifully and nostalgically... Judith Lennox is truly a great writer[Judith Lennoxs] characters are marvellously drawn, and their lives draw the reader totally into the storyCouldnt put it down

Striking out on her own path of independence, what will she leave in her wake? Set amid the wealth and beauty of sixteenth-century Europe, Judith Lennoxs novel, The Italian Garden, transports her readers to a tempestuous world of love and betrayal.Perfect for fans ofRachel Hore and Dinah Jefferies.The du Chantonnay estate of Marigny on the Loire consumes the desires of two powerful men - bitter, worldly-wise Guillaume du Chantonnay, and ruthless Hamon de Bohun - who will stop at nothing to possess it. Toby Crow, a young soldier of fortune, is also drawn to Marigny, for his mysterious origins are somehow bound up with the chateau.Italys most priceless beauty, exotic Joanna Zulian, would crown Marignys perfection. But Joanna, bred a vagabond and newly escaped from a stifling marriage to the artist Gaetano, vows never again to be possessed by any man, nor obey any laws but her own. With the help of the adoring English doctor Martin and a reluctant Toby, Joanna forges her own path through war-ravaged Europe.And when Joanna comes at last to Marigny, it is to weave the whole intricate tale of the de Bohuns, the du Chantonnays, and her own colourful life into the Italian garden she designs. It will be her own legacy, a legacy fraught with danger...What readers are saying about The Italian Garden: I loved the time period, the colourful background of Venice... the development of the characters and the twists in the plot. Great writingAnother wonderful story of power and greed, but always with the thread of passionThoroughly absorbing read, was gripped throughout

His only thought is for revenge... Inspired by the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury in 1615, Judith Lennoxs magnificent novel tells the story of Reynardine, the mysterious highwayman.Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Kate Morton.Seventeenth-century London: corrupt, decadent and dangerous; a playground for the ambitious in search of power, wealth and position. Richard Galliers, returning from three years in exile, wants none of it. His only thought is for revenge.Mall Conway, the beautiful and headstrong daughter of a Cambridgeshire gentleman is bored; bored with country life and with the restrictions of society. But her peaceful existence is shattered all too soon when Galliers inadvertently involves her in his determination to bring down a deadly enemy...Galliers relentless quest takes him from the squalor of taverns and brothels and the tawdry glitter of playhouses to the decadent allure of Jacobean Londons great houses. And to the bleak wastes of the East Anglian Fens, where Reynardine, the mysterious highwayman, reigns, the terror of all weary travellers.What readers are saying about Reynardine: A super novel and one of Judith Lennoxs best if you want excitement, mystery and romanceShe writes so beautifully and nostalgically... Judith Lennox is truly a great writerFive stars

Under the storm clouds of war, can they hope for happiness? In the tumultuous years before the First World War, four sisters seek to follow their dreams in Judith Lennoxs compelling novel All My Sisters. Perfect for fans of Lulu Taylor and Kate Morton.Iris, Marianne, Eva and Clemency are the daughters of Sheffield manufacturer, Joshua Maclise. In the tumultuous years before the First World War, the sisters seek to fulfil their ambitions. Pretty, self-centred Iris dreams of a grand marriage, quiet Marianne meets the love of her life, and passionate Eva longs for independence. Only Clemency, caring for her invalid mother, remains tied to the family home.Years pass and, her hopes of marriage dashed, Iris becomes a nurse in a London hospital. Marianne, living on a tea estate in Ceylon, finds first her happiness and then her life is threatened by a cruel and ruthless man. When Eva falls in love with the Bohemian, Gabriel Bellamy, her dreams of a career as an artist falter. As the clouds darken and war changes the lives of all the sisters, Clemency fights to free herself from the bonds that confine her and to discover love at last.What readers are saying about All My Sisters: This is a book to savour - so many characters, all of them well drawn and who invite our sympathy. A wonderful story[Judith Lennox] is the ultimate storyteller... her stories are compellingandbeautifullydescriptive of both characters and feelingsHappy and sad, [this book] has all the qualities to make for an excellent read