<em>An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise...</em> <p> <strong>A rebellious daughter</strong> <br /> <strong>1925.</strong> Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancer's job in the bohemian clubs deep in its winding streets.</p><p> <strong>A sister with a secret</strong> <br /> <strong>1944.</strong> Running from the brutality of war in France, Florence Baudin faces a new life. But her estranged mother makes a desperate request: to find her vanished sister, who went missing years before.</p><p> <strong>A rift over generations</strong> <br />Betrayals and secrets, lies and silence hang between the sisters. A faded last letter from Rosalie is Florence's only clue, the war an immovable barrier - and time is running out...</p> <strong>Praise for <em>The Hidden Palace</em></strong> <p>"Completely swept me away to another place and time. Dinah is the queen of sumptuous settings, transporting the reader effortlessly from chocolate-box Devonshire to the cabaret clubs of 1920s Paris and war-torn Malta. A marvellous, multi-layered story, populated with characters to really care for"--HAZEL GAYNOR</p><p>"Dinah Jefferies wields her storytelling magic on the island of Malta . . . It's engrossing and sensual, full of the heat of the Mediterranean sun"--GILL PAUL</p><p>"Powerful, passionate and profoundly moving . . . this compelling mix of love and trag