{"product_id":"the-secret-book-of-flora-lea-1","title":"The Secret Book of Flora Lea","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan a fairytale solve the mystery of her lost sister?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Two sisters, dual time periods, a magical secret place, an abiding mystery -- The Secret Book of Flora Lea is an enchanting story of survival against all odds. With her trademark warmth and a feather-light touch, Patti Callahan Henry weaves together events both real and imagined. Transporting, heartfelt, and atmospheric.' Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1939: Fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora evacuate their London home for a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the Aberdeen family in a charming stone cottage, Hazel distracts her young sister with a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own: Whisperwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the unthinkable happens when Flora vanishes near the banks of the River Thames. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister's disappearance, carrying the guilt into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, Hazel is back in London, ready to move on from her job at a cosy rare book shop for a career at Sotheby's. With a cherished boyfriend and an upcoming Paris getaway, Hazel's future seems set. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing a picture book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the storybook world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora's disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years? Or is something sinister at play?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fablefern Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Historical Fiction","offer_id":52168337097006,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/6756\/3054\/files\/9781668023136.jpg?v=1780865920","url":"https:\/\/www.fablefernbookshop.com\/products\/the-secret-book-of-flora-lea-1","provider":"Fablefern Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}