{"product_id":"islanders-daughter-book-patricia-wilson-9781806562022","title":"The Islanders Daughter","description":"Escape to Greece in this BRAND NEW sweeping historical read from the author of \u003cem\u003eIsland of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e. 🐚✨ Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Dinah Jefferies!\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA letter from the past. A wartime secret buried on a Greek island. A truth that will echo across generations…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Trisha receives an unexpected letter to her Liverpool home, it opens a decades’ old mystery, drawing her back into her family’s forgotten past, the horrors of war, and a small island off the coast of Greece…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEighty years earlier\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the island of Milos, Dora is dreaming of a better life, free from the oppression of the occupying army and, closer to home, the brutal rule of her father, an infamous horse breeder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a German cargo ship is bombed in the harbour, killing dozens of the men on board. The islanders trawl the waters for spoilage from the wreckage – finding among the debris a badly injured man, who may just hold the awful truth about what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDora soon finds this man under her care, and it changes her life forever, introducing her to the possibility of love and freedom for the first time… But Dora cannot know, as she nurses the stranger back to health, that her actions will have devastating consequences for her beloved island. Consequences that will last for generations…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the island of Milos, one act of compassion will change a life forever – and leave consequences that last for decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Patricia Wilson:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘As always, as soon as you start a Patricia Wilson book, you are transported to Greece, and you lose yourself in her wonderful writing. \u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect book\u003c\/strong\u003e 😊’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eGoodreads Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Very well written. The writer keeps the reader on edge throughout her novel. \u003cstrong\u003eA true page turner, waiting for the next chapter. I recommend this novel to everyone\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ \u003cem\u003eGoodreads Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘What a compelling story,** very hard to put down. 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You'll feel you're in Greece as soon as you start reading' ― \u003cem\u003eFrost Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Full of raw emotion' ― \u003cem\u003eSunday Post, on Villa of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book would for me have been a perfect beach read. Instead it made a great lockdown read as I sat in my garden with a glass of rose, imagining I was on holiday' ― \u003cem\u003eFab After Fifty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Packed with intrigue, danger and romance, Wilson's passion for the classics and an endless fascination with foraging into the vibrant corners of history, this is a poignant and beautifully written story best read on a sunlounger with a glass of chilled ouzo' ― \u003cem\u003eLancashire Telegraph, on Secrets of Santorini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'We race to the end with our hearts thumping. Full of local colour and tradition this is a little slow to start but certainly builds to unexpected conclusions. Terrific stuff' ― \u003cem\u003eLove Reading, on Villa of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53342125097233,"sku":"NLS9781806562022","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53401498485009,"sku":"NIN9781806562022","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53564308521233,"sku":"GOR014962745","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781806562022.jpg?v=1786443847","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/islanders-daughter-book-patricia-wilson-9781806562022","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}