The Artist’s Wife
A gripping and unputdownable story of love, sacrifice and torn family loyalties during the turmoil of WW1.
July, 1914: In their sunlit Hampshire workshop, Alice Dalton mixes paints for the stained-glass artwork she and Edmund are working on, pausing only to joyfully cradle the soft swell of her stomach.
But the looming war threatens her hard-won happiness.
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Alice and Edmund are settling into their Hampshire life. But a knock at the door announces the arrival of Victor, her estranged brother, returning after six long years in America. But her elation at being reunited is short-lived as she realizes he still hasn’t forgiven her for her part in the heartbreak that sent him abroad. When Victor enlists, their tentative reconnection is shattered. Will Alice ever see her brother again?
While her brother risks his life at Gallipoli, Alice begins to notice the cracks appearing for Edmund, as he tries to protect the world they’ve made for themselves and the happy family life they long for. Every day he’s torn between duty to his country, his moral compass and the desperate need to protect Alice from his powerful father, who could destroy their lives in an instant.
As the war gathers pace and threatens everything she holds dear, can Alice fight to hold onto love in a world torn apart by violence?
What readers are saying about The Artist’s Wife:
““Another excellent page-turning book. I was engrossed from beginning to end and stayed up very late to finish it.”
Amazon reader
“Clare’s writing is utterly absorbing – firstly because of her characters, who are always so believable and secondly, the research she does for each book is remarkable, especially the social history, which I love – so much…”
Polly, UK
“Such a beautiful series, it wrings every emotion out of you.”
Amazon reader
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