{"product_id":"the-london-house-9780785290209","title":"The London House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUncovering a dark family secret sends one woman through the history of Britain's World War II spy network and glamorous 1930s Paris to save her family's reputation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Payne thinks it's just another day of work until she receives a call from Mat Hammond, an old college friend and historian, but Mat has uncovered a scandalous secret kept buried for decades: In World War II, Caroline's British great-aunt betrayed family and country to marry her German lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to find answers and save her family's reputation, Caroline flies to her family's ancestral home in London. She and Mat discover diaries and letters that reveal her grandmother and great-aunt were known as the \"Waite sisters.\" Popular and witty, they came of age during the interwar years, a time of peace and luxury filled with dances, jazz clubs, and romance. The buoyant tone of the correspondence soon yields to sadder revelations as the sisters grow apart, and one leaves home for the glittering fashion scene of Paris, despite rumblings of a coming world war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach letter brings more questions. Was Caroline's great-aunt actually a traitor and Nazi collaborator, or is there a more complex truth buried in the past? Together, Caroline and Mat uncover stories of spies and secrets, love and heartbreak, and the events of one fateful evening in 1941 that changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rich historical novel from award-winning author Katherine Reay, a young woman is tasked with writing the next chapter of her family's story. But Caroline must choose whether to embrace a love of her own and proceed with caution if her family's decades-old wounds are to heal without tearing them even further apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe London House\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Carefully researched, emotionally hewn, and written with a sure hand, \u003cem\u003eThe London House \u003c\/em\u003eis a tantalizing tale of deeply held secrets, heartbreak, redemption, and the enduring way that family can both hurt and heal us. I enjoyed it thoroughly.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eKristin Harmel\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Lost Names\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA stand-alone split-time novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePartially epistolary: the historical storyline is told through letters and journals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook length: approximately 102,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReay, Katherine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKatherine Reay is the national bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eDear Mr. Knightley\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLizzy and Jane, The Bront\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eë Plot, A Portrait of Emily Price\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Austen Escape\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Printed Letter Bookshop\u003c\/em\u003e. All Katherine's novels are contemporary stories with a bit of classical flair\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eKatherine holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and is a wife, mother, former marketer, and avid chocolate consumer. After living all across the country and a few stops in Europe, Katherine now happily resides outside Chicago, IL. You can meet her at www.katherinereay.com; Facebook: KatherineReayBooks; Twitter: @katherine_reay; or Instagram: @katherinereay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Muse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614258565394,"sku":"9780785290209","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b16efed6-e63c-4a60-8379-ae1fe5e15a66.jpg?v=1732436363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-london-house-9780785290209","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}