Daughters of War
3 primary works
Book 1
‘A warm and engrossing tale of passion and courage. I loved it’ Rachel Hore, bestselling author of A Beautiful Spy
France, 1944.
Deep in the river valley of the Dordogne, in an old stone cottage on the edge of a beautiful village, three sisters long for the end of the war.
Hélène, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer her family to safety, even as the Nazi occupation becomes more threatening.
Elise, the rebel, is determined to help the Resistance, whatever the cost.
And Florence, the dreamer, just yearns for a world where France is free.
Then, one dark night, the Allies come knocking for help. And Hélène knows that she cannot sit on the sidelines any longer. But secrets from their own mysterious past threaten to unravel everything they hold most dear…
The first in an epic new series from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, Daughters of War is a stunning tale of sisters, secrets and bravery in the darkness of war-torn France…
‘A wonderfully evocative and sensual writer’ Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of Here and Now
‘Love, grief, abandonment, betrayal and secrets … I adored it’ Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties
‘A rich tapestry of courage, passion and family secrets beneath the dark shadows of war’ Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of The Bird in the Bamboo Cage
‘A glorious page-turner … a novel to disappear into’ Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife
Book 2
A rebellious daughter
1925. 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.
A sister with a secret
1944. 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.
A rift over generations
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…
‘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
‘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
‘Powerful, passionate and profoundly moving . . . this compelling mix of love and tragedy vibrates with warmth and pain, and captures the intense dislocation of war’ KATE FURNIVALL
‘Sweeping and sumptuous with a gorgeous described sense of place. A marvellous adventure’ TRACY REES
‘A richly atmospheric tale of grief, determination and hope’ Woman’s Own
‘True escapism’ Best
Daughters of War hit #5 in the Sunday Times bestselling charts on 26th September 2021.
Book 3
MARRAKECH 1966
Vicky Baudin steps onto a train winding through Morocco, looking for the grandmother she has never met.
It’s an epic journey that’ll take her to the edge of Atlas Mountains – and closer to the answers she’s been craving all her life.
But dark secrets whisper amongst the dunes. And in unlocking the mystery of Clemence’s past, Vicky will unearth great danger too . . .
Five-star reader reviews for Night Train to Marrakech
‘A love story and a thriller all in one’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Epic storytelling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Utterly spellbinding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A book to lose yourself in’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Fabulous, heart-stopping read, absolutely unputdownable in places’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Full of mystery and drama’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Political tensions, murders and love, this book has them all….’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Full of twists and turns’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A historical novel, this is also a suspenseful thriller' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Atmospheric, drew me into the souks of Marrakech’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This is a story of family, friendships, love and war’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A ‘gripping story of love, betrayal and danger’ Woman’s Weekly
‘An enthralling story’ Woman
‘An utterly atmospheric, gripping read that transports you to Marrakech . . . a real page-turner’ SUSAN LEWIS
‘A world of stunning beauty and extreme danger . . . Dinah Jefferies is at the top of her game’ GILL PAUL
‘A mouthwatering read, intense and emotional. I loved it. Its characters hooked me irresistibly and stole my heart . . . a wonderful, heart-wrenching tale of love, danger and bone-chilling secrets’ KATE FURNIVALL
‘’The seductive colours, sights, sounds and aromas of Marrakech, with a hidden, darker side, are so powerfully evoked that you are instantly transported there’ LIZ TRENOW
’A tense, thrilling story full of murders and mysteries . . . this atmospheric story will transport you to the heart of Morocco’ Daily Record