THREE CITIES. TWO WOMEN. A STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS . . . London, 1875. Bel has secured a design job at the newly opened Liberty store, where Japonisme is all the rage. When Hiro, a fellow designer, travels with her to Tokyo to source silks and inspiration, little does she know it will be the start of an unforgettable love story. Paris, 1985. Mira, a recently qualified art curator, is hired to catalogue the contents of an apartment which has been closed for decades. As she works through the treasures it reveals, she longs to discover what happened to famed designer Isobel Bright – and why her apartment has been locked for so many years. . . Crossing oceans, cultures, and timelines, this is a sweeping story of a patient and everlasting love – and the moments that tie people together forever.

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Kate Lord Brown was a finalist in ITV's The People's Author contest, and her novel The Perfume Garden, which has been published in nine languages, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year 2014. Her books have been top ten bestsellers in the UK, Canada and several European countries. In 2020 she was highly commended in the RNA Elizabeth Goudge Trophy. Kate has also written editorial, reviews and regular columns for Traveller, Condé Nast, Good Housekeeping, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Express and others. She wrote the first book-club column in the Middle East for two years, introducing a host of writers to the region through the pages of Ahlan! After many years living overseas, she has returned to the wild and beautiful southwest of England, where she grew up. Find out more at https://www.katelordbrown.com and connect with Kate on Instagram and Facebook @KateLordBrown.

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THREE CITIES. TWO WOMEN. A STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS...

London, 1875. Bel has secured a design job at the newly opened Liberty store, where Japonisme is all the rage. When Hiro, a fellow designer, travels with her to Tokyo to source silks and inspiration, little does she know it will be the start of an unforgettable love story.

Paris, 1985. Mira, a recently qualified art curator, is hired to catalogue the contents of an apartment which has been closed for decades. As she works through the treasures it reveals, she longs to discover what happened to famed designer Isobel Bright - and why her apartment has been locked for so many years...

Crossing oceans, cultures and timelines, this is a sweeping story of a patient and everlasting love - and the moments that tie people together forever.

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