A Desperate Fortune 9781471196157 Paperback

Divided by centuries, two women are united in a quest to discover the limits of trust and are forever changed by a clash of love and fate. A gripping timeslip romance from the New York Times bestselling author ofThe King’s Messenger.For nearly 300 years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary Dundas has lain unread, its secrets safe from prying eyes. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas has been hired by a once-famous historian to crack the journal’s cipher. But when she arrives in Paris, Sara finds herself besieged by complications from all sides: the journal’s reclusive owner, her charming Parisian neighbour, and Mary, whose journal doesn’t hold the secrets Sara expects. As Mary’s tale grows more and more dire, Sara, too, must carefully choose which turning to take… to find the road that will lead her safely home.Praise for Susanna Kearsley:Ive loved every one of Susannas books! She has bedrock research and a butterflys delicate touch with characters – historical fiction that pulls you in and wont let go!Diana GabaldonKearsley has a poetic sensibility and a sense of mystery; she could write the modernRebeccaThe BooksellerEvocative and romanticNicola CornickSometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley does just thatNew York Journal of BooksA deeply engaging and compelling historical novel… Susanna Kearsley has written a marvellous bookBernard CornwellOne of Canadas best historical fiction writersThe Globe and MailKearsley is nothing less than a magician weaving together the past and the present utterly unputdownableM J RoseA master storytellerLeslie Howard