Letting in the Light, Charlotte Betts
Letting in the Light, Charlotte Betts
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Letting in the Light

Author: Charlotte Betts

Narrator: Emma Powell

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/20/2022


Synopsis

From the award-winning author of The Apothecary's Daughter comes the next book in the Spindrift Trilogy - a beautifully evocative, family drama, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazalet Chronicles.

1914 Spindrift House, Cornwall

Edith Fairchild's good-for-nothing husband, Benedict, deserted her when their children were babies. Now the children are almost adult, Edith and Pascal, her faithful lover of two decades, are planning to leave their beloved Spindrift artists' community and finally be together.

But an explosive encounter between Benedict and Pascal forces old secrets into the light, causing rifts in the happiness and security of the community. Then an assassin's bullet fired in faraway Sarajevo sets in motion a chain of events that changes everything.

Under the shadow of war, the community struggles to eke out a living. The younger generation enlist or volunteer to support the war effort, facing dangers that seemed unimaginable in the golden summer of 1914.

When it's all over, will the Spindrift community survive an unexpected threat? And will Edith and Pascal ever be able to fulfil their dream?

Why do readers love Charlotte Betts?

'Romantic, engaging and hugely satisfying' Katie Fforde

'A highly-recommended novel of love, tragedy and the power of art' Daily Mail

'Beautifully written, engaging and heart-warming' Book Club Mumma

'A highly compelling, engrossing read' Discovering Diamonds

'Evocative, enthralling and enjoyable' Bookish Jottings

'Poignant, compelling and extensively researched . . . I cannot wait to find out what happens next to these characters' Sarah's Vignettes

'A delightful historical saga which is so beautifully woven together that from the very start I was enchanted' Jaffa Reads Too

'Rich in detail, full of passion this is a delightful and fascinating read' Book Literati

About Charlotte Betts

Charlotte Betts began her working life as a fashion designer in London. A career followed in interior design, property management and lettings.Always a bookworm, Charlotte discovered her passion for writing after her three children and two step-children had grown up. The Apothecary's Daughter is her debut novel and won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year in 2010, the Romantic Novelists' Association Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers in 2011 and the RoNA's Historical Category award for 2013. The sequel, The Painter's Apprentice was published in 2012 and shortlisted for the Festival of Romance's Best Historical Read Award in 2012. The Spice Merchant's Wife was published in 2013 and won the Festival of Romance's Best Historical Read Award in 2013.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joy

A fantastic end to what has been a great trilogy. Absolutely loved it!......more

Goodreads review by Juliet

Letting in the Light is the eagerly anticipated final book in Charlotte Betts’ brilliant Spindrift Trilogy. This book opens in 1914, just before the Second World War, which has a huge impact on the community that Edith has built on the beautiful Cornish coast. As the War progresses, the men are cons......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Rating: 4.5 Stars Award-winning author Charlotte Betts brings her Spindrift trilogy to a close with Letting In The Light, an emotionally satisfying, wonderfully evocative and beautifully written historical novel readers cannot help but fall in love with. Edith Fairchild’s life had been turned on its h......more

I’ve read several of Charlotte Betts’s novels before reading this one. Letting in the Light is the 3rd book in the Spindrift trilogy, about an artists’ community in Cornwall, and it made me wish I’d read the other two in the trilogy first. There are a lot of characters in the story, and it would hav......more