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Secrets in the Dales
- Author
- Diane Allen
- Narrator
- Emma Swan
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 14 August 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Set during WW2 in the Yorkshire valley of Dentdale, Secrets in the Dales is a heartfelt story of family, romance and one woman's determination in hard times.
In the sleepy Yorkshire Dales, the peaceful existence of Sally’s family is shattered by the outbreak of the Second World War. With her father navigating the challenges of wartime farming, and her mother striving to keep the home fires burning, young Sally is determined to do her bit.
The war brings unexpected challenges, but none so disarming as Luca – an Italian POW who introduces Sally to a love that threatens to unravel everything she holds dear.
As secrets threaten to surface and the war rages on, Sally must face a battlefield of her own, torn between love and duty. Will her choices lead to heartbreak or hope?
'Warm-hearted and compassionate' – Lancashire Post
Critics Review
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A warm-hearted and compassionate tale, evoking the long and tough working hours of farming life, but Allen also brings us romance, the shining light of shared adversity and proof of the enduring power of love and family to transform even the darkest days
Lancashire Post
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Details
- Author
- Diane Allen
- Narrator
- Emma Swan
- Duration
- 7 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035050284
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical romance, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
Set during WW2 in the Yorkshire valley of Dentdale, Secrets in the Dales is a heartfelt story of family, romance and one woman's determination in hard times.In the sleepy Yorkshire Dales, the peaceful existence of Sally’s family is shattered by the outbreak of the Second World War. With her father navigating the challenges of wartime farming, and her mother striving to keep the home fires burning, young Sally is determined to do her bit.The war brings unexpected challenges, but none so disarming as Luca – an Italian POW who introduces Sally to a love that threatens to unravel everything she holds dear.As secrets threaten to surface and the war rages on, Sally must face a battlefield of her own, torn between love and duty. Will her choices lead to heartbreak or hope?'Warm-hearted and compassionate' – Lancashire Post
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