STEPHANIE KEATING

In the first years of Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they shared a carefree childhood. The superb sequel to Blood Sisters continues the breathtaking saga of the passions and hardships experienced by these unforgettable heroines, united again in their love for the country of their childhood.

An epic tale of impossible love, of families torn apart and a whole world of hidden secrets-'And to my daughter in France, I bequeath the remainder of my Estate'These words, read from the will of Irish academic Richard Kirwan, come as a complete surprise to his grieving family. Solange de Valnay's perfectly ordered world is shattered when she discovers the identity of her true father for the first time. But the truth of Richard Kirwan's liaison with her mother cannot remain buried, and the Kirwan children and their half-sister must overcome their differences and confront the past that unites them. What emerges is an extraordinary tale of an impossible but irresistible love affair, of passion and blind heroism, of sacrifices made for love and honour and of four families whose resistance to the German forces, occupying France during the Second World War, binds them across borders and cultures and through war and peace.