04581cam a2200781 4500 859526942 TxAuBib 20230619120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668011850 1668011859 2a70edef-c443-4eda-94e5-a9ca6147539f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9191588 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Henry, Patti Callahan. The Secret Book of Flora Lea [Libby]. Atria Books, 2023. fairy tale. sisterhood. the blitz. WWII. Second World War. missing children. Lost children. Kate Morton. best historical fiction. books about books. child evacuees. Kristin Hannah. Long Lost Sister. operation pied piper. books about missing children. books set in london. books about sisters. Kristin Harmel. best summer reads. books about fairy tales. Kate Quinn. books about booksellers. jamie ford. best world war ii novels. best books for mother's day. fiona davis. Natalie Jenner. Jane Johnson. Genevieve Graham. Janet Skeslien Charles. rare book collections. bloomsbury girls. books about lost children. books set on cape cod. forgotten home child. friends & fiction. friends and fiction. great summer reads. pauline bayne. rare book collectors. the sea gate. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 6394kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b>INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br /> <br /> When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.</b><br /> In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own.<br /> <br /> But the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister's disappearance, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she deserves.<br /> <br /> Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby's. With a charming boyfriend and her elegantly timeworn Bloomsbury flat, Hazel's future seems determined. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called <i>Whisperwood and the River of Stars</i>. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora's disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years?<br /> <br /> As Hazel embarks on a feverish quest, revisiting long-dormant relationships and bravely opening wounds from her past, her career and future hang in the balance. An astonishing twist ultimately reveals the truth in this transporting and refreshingly original novel about the bond between sisters, the complications of conflicted love, and the enduring magic of storytelling. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-06-19 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2a70edef-c443-4eda-94e5-a9ca6147539f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2a70edef-c443-4eda-94e5-a9ca6147539f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)