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A review by ccxo
The Hidden Palace by Dinah Jefferies
4.0
Review also on: https://clife.blog/2022/08/23/book-review-the-hidden-palace-by-dinah-jefferies/
I have not read the first novel in this series however that didn’t matter too much.
This novel is told in two different times. One, in 1925 where Rosalie runs away from home. Arriving in Malta she goes on to be a dancer for a club. She has ambitions to make something of herself despite the difficult times.
Second timeline being in 1944 England where this woman Florence gets to visit her estranged mother whilst trying to escape the horrendous war in France and has had to leave behind her two sisters.
It is an interesting different novel to what I normally read however it is a light read but at the same time it has elements of sadness, grief and loss.
Within this novel you are taken on an emotional journey of courage and determination. Very compelling indeed. Also, this has a beautiful cover I thought I should mention as it does indeed take you to another land.
I have not read the first novel in this series however that didn’t matter too much.
This novel is told in two different times. One, in 1925 where Rosalie runs away from home. Arriving in Malta she goes on to be a dancer for a club. She has ambitions to make something of herself despite the difficult times.
Second timeline being in 1944 England where this woman Florence gets to visit her estranged mother whilst trying to escape the horrendous war in France and has had to leave behind her two sisters.
It is an interesting different novel to what I normally read however it is a light read but at the same time it has elements of sadness, grief and loss.
Within this novel you are taken on an emotional journey of courage and determination. Very compelling indeed. Also, this has a beautiful cover I thought I should mention as it does indeed take you to another land.