A 2017 KINDLE BETSELLER' Beautifully described A moving love story' Tracy Rees' Exotic & mysterious
- I was gripped by this complex tale' Dinah Jefferies The beautiful & gripping story of love betrayal & mystery set against the heat & intrigue of colonial Alexandria Perfect for fans of Kate Furnivall Dinah Jefferies & Victoria Hislop Central Alexandria June 1891 When twenty-two-year-old Olivia is coerced into marriage by the cruel Alistair Sheldon she leaves England for Egypt his home & the land of her own childhood Reluctant as she is to go with Alistair it's in her new home that she finds happiness in surprising places she is reunited with her long-estranged sister Clara & falls
- impossibly & illicitly
- in love with her husband's boarder Captain Edward Bertram Then Clara is abducted from one of the busiest streets in the city Olivia is told it's thieves after ransom money but she's convinced there's more to it As she sets out to discover what's happened to the sister she's only just begun to know she falls deeper into the shadowy underworld of Alexandria putting her own life & her chance at a future with Edward the only man she's ever loved at risk Because determined as Olivia is to find Clara there are others who will stop at nothing to conceal what's become of her Beneath a Burning Sky is a novel of secrets betrayal & above all else love Set against the heat & intrigue of colonial Alexandria this beautiful & heart-wrenching story will take your breath away Further praise for Jenny Ashcroft'A summer must-read' Red' This story of twists & turns transcends era & genre Absolutely brilliant' Kerry Fisher' First-class writing brilliant characters fascinating locations & gripping plots' Tracy Buchanan' Exquisitely written unputdownable & unforgettable' Iona Grey