‘Utterly compelling’<\/b> Heidi Swain
‘Evocatively written, poignant and compulsive’<\/b> Emma Curtis
‘Brilliant, twisty’<\/b> Sara Sheridan<\/p>\n
Three women. A long-buried secret. One voice will free them all?<\/b> Germany, 1918: <\/b>Miriam secretly vows to help a mute British soldier in the prisoner-of-war camp she’s stationed at. Soon she must make an impossible choice: will she save the one she loves, or herself?<\/p>\n Cornwall, Present Day: <\/b> Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly renovated cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century…<\/p>\n Sweeping through the cobbled streets of war-time London, a German WWI camp, and the sea-swept cliffs of Cornwall, <\/i><\/b>The Story Collector is a thrilling, richly woven story about three women, bound by a long-held secret. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n PRAISE FOR IRIS COSTELLO<\/b><\/p>\n ‘A rich and tender story’<\/b> Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things<\/i><\/p>\n ‘The perfect winter read’ <\/b>Amanda Prowse, To Love and Be Loved<\/i><\/p>\n ‘Spellbinding, addictive, and beautifully written’<\/b> Sophie Irwin, A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting<\/i><\/p>\n ‘Richly atmospheric, evocative and moving’<\/b> Abbie Greaves, The Ends of the Earth<\/i><\/p>\n ‘Makes for a spellbinding read’<\/b> Rhiannon Ward, The Shadowing<\/i><\/p>\n ‘Beautifully written with a story that draws you in’<\/b> Jane Corry, I Died on a Tuesday<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" London, 1915. Tarot reader Katerina is trying to hold her life together amid the wartime chaos. When she opens a bakery that offers divination alongside sweet treats, she is hailed as a beacon of hope. But Katerina is hiding a dark truth that could cost her everything. Germany, 1918. A mute British soldier is taken to a prisoner of war camp where he meets Miriam, a researcher. She is drawn to his gentle manner and secretly vows to help him. But soon she will have to make an impossible choice: will she save the one she loves, or herself? Cornwall, Present Day: Recently widowed Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly renovated cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[69,531,1083],"class_list":["post-102150","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-general-fiction","product_tag-historical-fiction","product_tag-historical-mysteries","product_tag-historical-romance","pa_book_author-costello-iris","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-paperback-original","pa_imprint-penguin-books","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8500","pa_publisher-penguin-books","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n
London, 1915: <\/b>Amid the wartime chaos, Katerina is hailed as a beacon of hope for her bakery, which offers divination alongside sweet treats. But the dark truth she’s hiding could cost her everything.<\/p>\n