In pre-WWII Sweden, fate and secrets change an impetuous young woman's life in a novel of deception, true love, and reinvention by the bestselling author of The Inheritance of Lion Hall. Sweden, 1931. Matilda Wallin has a future in Stockholm: business college, then establishing a company with the young man she plans to marry. It's all upended by her mother's death-and a stranger who has been appointed her guardian. Matilda has no idea who Countess Agneta Lejongard is or why this aristocrat has taken an interest in her. Agneta summons Matilda to live with her and her family on their magnificent country estate but remains mysterious about her connection to Matilda. Torn from her previous life and its promises, Matilda has no choice but to follow Agneta to venerated Lion Hall. At first resistant to rural aristocratic life, Matilda tries to adjust. In Agneta's son Ingmar, Matilda finds a new friend. In Ingmar's twin brother, Magnus, she finds a churl who dismisses her as an interloper beneath his family's stature. But just as the estate and Agneta's benevolence win Matilda's heart, she discovers the secret that ties her to the Lejongards in ways she never imagined, which could change her life once again. Now, Matilda must make a decision: return to Stockholm and the commitments of her heart or take a risk on the unknown at Lion Hall.

About the Author
Corina Bomann is the bestselling author of The Inheritance of Lion Hall, Butterfly Island, and The Moonlit Garden as well as a number of successful young adult novels. Her books have been translated into many languages and have been on bestseller lists in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. All the books in her Lion Hall trilogy went straight to the top of the bestseller list in Germany upon release. Bomann was born in Parchim, in northeastern Germany, and now lives with her family in Berlin.

Reviews
"...well written, thought-provoking, and full of intrigue and mystery." -Library Journal (starred review)



Book Information
ISBN 9781542016827
Author Corina Bomann
Format Paperback
Page Count 542
Imprint AmazonCrossing
Publisher Amazon Publishing