The Skylarks Secret, Fiona Valpy
The Skylarks Secret, Fiona Valpy
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The Skylark's Secret

Author: Fiona Valpy

Narrator: Mhairi Morrison

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2020

Synopsis

Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeeper’s daughter Flora’s remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navy’s Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the laird’s son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed.Decades later, Flora’s daughter, singer Lexie Gordon, is forced to return to the village and to the tiny cottage where she grew up. Having long ago escaped to the bright lights of the West End, London still never truly felt like home. Now back, with a daughter of her own, Lexie learns that her mother—and the hostile-seeming village itself—have long been hiding secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew.As she pieces together the fragments of her parents’ story, Lexie discovers the courageous, devastating sacrifices made in her name. It’s too late to rekindle her relationship with her mother, but can Lexie find it in her heart to forgive the past, to grieve for all that’s lost, and finally find her place in the world?

About Fiona Valpy

Fiona is an acclaimed, number 1 bestselling author, whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages worldwide. She draws inspiration from stories of strong women, especially during the years of World War II. Her meticulous historical research enriches her writing with an evocative sense of time and place.Fiona spent seven years living in France, having moved there from the UK in 2007, before returning to live in Scotland. Her love for both of these countries, their people and their histories, has found its way into the books she’s written.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on September 29, 2020

I'll start by saying that this was my first book by Fiona Valpy and it will not be last! This book is told in two-time frames telling the story of Flora and Lexi. Ultimately this is a book about love, family, romance, war, friendship, community, songs, secrets, loss, and learning from and about your......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on September 24, 2020

Lexi Gordon reluctantly returns home to Loch Ewe in the Scottish Highlands following the death of her mother Flora. Her career as a rising West End musical star is over following the loss of her voice and a failed relationship. However, she has the compensation of a beautiful baby daughter in Daisy.......more

Goodreads review by Karren on July 21, 2024

Loch Ewe Scotland 1940: Flora Gordon and her father Ian live in Keeper’s Cottage in the remote North-West highland village of Aultbea and her dad is the local gamekeeper. The residents of the little fishing community have a peaceful life nestled on the banks of Loch Ewe until during the Second World......more

Goodreads review by Karren on June 12, 2021

Thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing UK and Fiona Valpy for my copy of The Skylark’s Secret. Loch Ewe Scotland 1940, Flora Gordon and her father Ian live in Keeper’s Cottage in the remote North-West highland village of Aultbea and her father is the local gamekeeper. The residents of the little fish......more

Goodreads review by Veronica ⭐️ on January 25, 2021

Set in the beautiful Northwest Highlands of Scotland at Loch Ewe The Skylark's Secret is an evocative read. Fiona Valpy's poetic prose bring the setting and the characters alive. Told in multiple time frames. In 1978 we have accomplished singer Lexie Gordon return home, her career in tatters and baby......more

Quotes

“A wonderfully immersive novel about mothers and daughters, lovers and friends, set against a vivid and beautifully described Scottish setting. I loved it!” —Victoria Connelly, bestselling author of The Rose Girls“A moreish story of love, war, loss, and finding love again, set against an atmospheric Highlands backdrop.” —Gill Paul, author of The Second Marriage

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