Fiona Valpy

Den ægte kærlighed glemmer man aldrig Edinburgh, i dag. Da Kendra besøger sin mormor, Ella, for første gang i lang tid, har den aldrende Ella kun ét sidste ønske: at Kendra nedfælder hendes historie, før den forsvinder i glemslens tåger for altid … Frankrig, 1938. Da 17-årige Ella sendes af sted på sommerferie til den idylliske ø Île de Ré, ændres hendes liv for altid. Med den karismatiske Christophe udforsker hun øens vidunderlige sandstrande og krystalklare vand – og oplever også sin første kærlighed. Men da krigen bryder ud, tvinges hun tilbage til Skotland for at deltage i krigsindsatsen. Årene går, og kærligheden bliver til minder. Vil hun nogensinde vende tilbage til sin ungdoms magiske ø og se Christophe igen? Og er det nu også det, hun inderst inde ønsker? Et hav af minder er en bevægende fortælling om erindringens styrke og den store kærlighed, kampen mellem fornuft og følelser og modet til at gribe livets muligheder. Pressen skriver: »Medrivende underholdning, store følelser, kæmpe sceneskift og masser af drama fra side ét« **** – Femina »En tårevædet fortælling om den første store kærlighed og om at turde gribe de muligheder, som livet forærer os.« – Alt for Damerne **** – Søndag »... får sine læsere til at grine, græde og røres« – Hjemmet »Fiona Valpy er dronningen af stærke kvinder og romantik med et historisk twist.« – Søndag

A Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestseller. From the bestselling author of The Beekeeper’s Promise comes a gripping story of three young women faced with impossible choices. How will history—and their families—judge them? Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne’s involvement is something she can’t reveal to either of them. Two generations later, Claire’s English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, rootless and adrift, desperate to find a connection with her past. Living and working in the same building on the Rue Cardinale, she learns the truth about her grandmother—and herself—and unravels a family history that is darker and more painful than she ever imagined. In wartime, the three seamstresses face impossible choices when their secret activities put them in grave danger. Brought together by loyalty, threatened by betrayal, can they survive history’s darkest era without being torn apart?

An RNA Romantic Novel Award nominee. Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Château Bellevue. The old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable woman’s story, a story that could change the course of her summer—and her life. In 1938, Eliane Martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful Château Bellevue. In its shadow she meets Mathieu Dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaits. But France’s eastern border is darkening under the clouds of war, and history has other plans for Eliane…When she is separated from Mathieu in the chaos of German occupation, Eliane makes the dangerous decision to join the Resistance and fight for France’s liberty. But with no end to the war in sight, her loyalty to Mathieu is severely tested. From the bestselling author of Sea of Memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep within.

When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets…In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the island’s sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, and, for the first time in her life, Ella feels truly free. But the outbreak of war casts everything in a new light. Ella is forced to return to Scotland, where she volunteers for the war effort alongside the dashing Angus. In this new world, Ella feels herself drifting further and further from who she was on the Île de Ré. Can she ever find her way back? And does she want to? From the windswept Île de Ré to the rugged hills of Scotland, Sea of Memories is a spellbinding journey about the power of memory, love and second chances.