The Widow’s Confession
The Widow’s Confession by Sophia Tobin is a historical fiction novel published by Simon and Schuster on January 15, 2015. Set in Broadstairs, Kent, in 1851, the story follows Delphine and her cousin Julia as they arrive at this once-sleepy fishing village, now a popular sea-bathing resort. Seeking refuge from a long-held secret, they hope to find solace in the town’s clean air and tranquil surroundings. However, their attempts to escape the past are complicated by the intrigues and relationships of other visitors, revealing that Broadstairs harbors its own dark history.
Readers will discover a narrative woven with themes of secrets, lies, and lost innocence as the plot unfolds. The discovery of a young girl’s body on the beach, accompanied by a mysterious message, brings the town’s hidden past to the forefront, intertwining the lives of the newcomers with the local inhabitants. This edition, comprising 384 pages, invites readers to delve into a world where the past cannot be easily forgotten, and the characters must confront the shadows that linger in their new seaside home.
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The new novel from the author of the Sunday Timesbestseller, The Silversmith’s Wife. Stunning historical fiction, perfect for fans of Tracy Chevalier.
Broadstairs, Kent, 1851. Once a sleepy fishing village, now a select sea-bathing resort, this is a place where people come to take the air, and where they come to hide…
Delphine and her cousin Julia have come to the seaside with a secret, one they have been running from for years. The clean air and quiet outlook of Broadstairs appeal to them and they think this is a place they can hide from the darkness for just a little longer. Even so, they find themselves increasingly involved in the intrigues and relationships of other visitors to the town.
But this is a place with its own secrets, and a dark past. And when the body of a young girl is found washed up on the beach, a mysterious message scrawled on the sand beside her, the past
returns to haunt Broadstairs and its inhabitants. As the incomers are drawn into the mystery and each others’ lives, they realise they cannot escape what happened here years before…
A compelling story of secrets, lies and lost innocence…
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