A glittering brand new novel of deeply-buried secrets passionate love obsession & redemption from the master storyteller. Thirty-year old Serena Stone is a talented war photographer who has followed in her famous fathers footsteps. But when he dies unexpectedly she steps away from the war zone to reassess her life. Drawn to writing her fathers own story Serena approaches Harry Redford his best friend & front line colleague. Harry has a request of his own. He wants her to go take care of Zachary North her former lover who has come out of Afghanistan suffering from mental & physical exhaustion. Serena & Zac inevitably rekindle their passion
- & together tackle her fathers huge legacy of iconic photographs. But one collection about Venice has never been seen before. It is among these images that Serena stumbles across photos that turn her world upside down. In search of the truth about her father her family & her own life Serena begins a desperate quest to uncover a story from decades earlier. Moving from her familys home in the hills above Nice to the canals & romance of Venice & the riot-filled streets of Libya Secrets from the Past is a moving & emotional story of secrets survival & love in its many guises.