The epic new novel from the bestselling author of Birdsong 'Wistful, yearning and wise' Elizabeth Day1914: Aspiring journalist Anton arrives in Vienna where he meets Delphine, a woman of deep secrets. Anton is entranced by the light of first love, until his country declares war on hers. 1927: For Lena, life in a small town has been cosseted and cold.

When her love affair with a young lawyer crumbles, she leaves to take a post at the snow-capped sanatorium, the Schloss Seeblick. 1933: Anton is sent to write about the mysterious Schloss Seeblick. In this place, on the banks of a silvery lake where the roots of human suffering are laid bare, two people will see each other as if for the first time.

'Fascinating... A rich, dark story' The Times

Product Details

Format: Paperback / 368 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1784704075
ISBN-13: 9781784704070
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Publication date: 2 Jun 2022
Category: Modern & contemporary fiction
Author: Sebastian Faulks
Reading age: 17 years to up
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
Weight: 258g