The House Of Dreams (Thorndike Press large print core) - Hardcover

Brown, Kate Lord

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410491269 ISBN 13: 9781410491268

Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016

Synopsis

An international bestseller, Kate Lord Brown's debut novel "The Perfume Garden" has sold especially well in Canada, where it was selected as Read of the Month for June 2015 and made it to the Globe & Mail bestseller list. "The House of Dreams" combines Brown's lovely, lyrical writing and signature interwoven past/present narrative style with an even more commercial time period and a fascinating real-life story.

In 2000, Gabriel Lambert is a celebrated painter who hides a dark secret. Sophie Cass, a journalist struggling to begin her career and with a family connection to Lambert, is determined to find the truth about his past and the little known story of the real "Casablanca."

In 1940, an international group of rescue workers, refugee intellectuals, and artists gather in the beautiful old Villa Air Bel just outside Marseilles. American journalist Varian Fry and his remarkable team at the American Relief Center are working to help them escape France, but "the greatest man-trap in history" is closing in on them. Despite their peril, true camaraderie and creativity flourishes - while love affairs spring up and secrets are hidden. At the House of Dreams, young refugee artist Gabriel Lambert changed the course of his life - and now, sixty years later at his home in the Hamptons, the truth is finally catching up with him.

About this title

About the Author

KATE LORD BROWN is the internationally bestselling author of "The Perfume Garden. "She grew up in a wild and beautiful part of Devon, England, and was first published while at school. Kate won the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition, Middle East region, in 2014; was a finalist in ITV's The People's Author competition 2009; and has an MA in creative writing. "The Perfume Garden" was shortlisted for the UK Romantic Novel of the Year 2014. She lives in the Middle East with her family.

Review

"Brown brings a cinematic sensibility to her writing, making the long-ago exploits of Fry and his cohorts pulse with life, with an ever-present sense of danger looming overhead. There is much to admire about this novel and its strong cast of characters, most of all its portrayal of the cost and
legacy of real courage." "Booklist," starred review"

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1410491269
• ISBN 13: 9781410491268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 563