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The Hour Before Dawn
The Hour Before Dawn
paperback
Published:
1 August, 2005
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Description
A rich, multi-generational saga, set in Singapore and New Zealand. The mysterious disappearance of a young child sets in motion a series of events that will haunt future generations of the family.
Singapore in the 1970s. A handsome army officer falls in love with the young daughter of his captain. Although she is determined to become a ballerina, Fleur falls deeply for David and abandons her aspirations to become an army wife and mother. After their first blissfully happy years together, tragedy strikes and Fleur is left widowed with her young twin daughters, Nikki and Saffie. Grief-stricken, she prepares to take her daughters back to England – and then one of them mysteriously vanishes, without a trace.
New Zealand, present day. Nikki Montrose, pregnant, is still haunted by the disappearance of her twin sister. Unable to reconcile with her mother, the ghosts of the past haunt her dreams. Fleur’s impending visit forces her to confront her fears. Then when her mother goes missing en route, Nikki must journey to Singapore and attempt a reconciliation. But what they discover back in Port Dickson will send shockwaves through the entire family.
Sara MacDonald has written another rich, absorbing family saga which will appeal to all fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Anita Shreve.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780007194292 |
| ISBN10 | 0007194293 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 242 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Praise for ‘The House Before Dawn’
‘An absorbing exploration of lives lived in a circumference of loss’ Impact News
‘An intense, emotionally charged novel’ Yorkshire Evening Press
‘A riveting read’ Yours magazine
‘Intriguing and thoroughly readable’ Woman
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
Sara Macdonald has written all her life. She has been an army wife, living all over the world, and now lives in Cornwall. This is her third novel for HarperCollins.