Casilda Montero is the beautiful and hot-blooded daughter of a wealthy Spanish aristocrat. Sent from the family hacienda in Southern Spain to an English boarding school, she befriends Joscelin Howard, a shy, serious English girl.

As both girls find themselves swept up in the dramatic events unfolding in 1930s Europe, this enduring friendship is the one constant in their lives.

From the carefree glamour of London high society to the devastation of the battlefields in Spain, Casilda, Joscelin and their families are tragically linked by passion and bloodshed.

The tale of an unlikely friendship, set against the looming tragedy of the Spanish Civil War and the rising menace of Fascism in Europe.

About the Author
Claire Lorrimer wrote her first book at the age of twelve, encouraged by her mother, the bestselling author Denise Robins. After the Second World War, during which Claire served on secret duties, she started her career as a romantic novelist under her maiden name, Patricia Robins. In 1970 she began writing her magnificent family sagas and thrillers under the name Claire Lorrimer. She is currently at work on her seventy-first book. Claire lives in Kent.

Reviews
'Passion in the bloody battlefields of the Spanish Civil War...a huge and powerful novel' * Evening Standard *
A sizzling read...a wonderful sweeping saga that is exciting to the end * Woman's Realm *
' [A] wide ranging family saga...the setting is sheer glamour' * Evening Telegraph *
A magnificent international historical saga * Bookseller *



Book Information
ISBN 9781473613034
Author Claire Lorrimer
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 430g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 143mm * 40mm