The Faded Ink
- Author Laura Madeleine
- Narrator Georgina Fairbanks, Sam Swann
- Publisher Transworld
- Publish Date 23 July 2026
- Run Time 8 hours and 45 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fiction: dual or multiple timelines, Historical romance, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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What to expect
How far must you run to leave the past behind you?
It is 1919 and the end of the war has not brought peace for Emeline Vane. Lost in grief, she is suddenly alone at the heart of a depleted family. She can no longer cope. And as everything seems to be slipping beyond her control, in a moment of desperation, she boards a train and runs away.
Fifty years later, a young solicitor on his first case finds Emeline’s diary. What Bill Perch finds in the tattered pages of neat script goes against everything he has been told. He begins to trace an anguished story of love and betrayal that will send him on a journey to discover the truth.
I closed my eyes as I tried to pick apart every flavour, because nothing had ever tasted so good before. It was love and it could not be hidden.
What really happened to Emeline all those years ago?
Includes a sumptuous recipe inspired by the author's research for the book.
'Atmospheric, engaging and sublimely satisfying' Veronica Henry
© Laura Madeleine 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
| Author | Laura Madeleine |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Georgina Fairbanks, Sam Swann |
| Duration | 8 hours and 45 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781807844585 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Transworld |
| Genre | Fiction: dual or multiple timelines, Historical romance, Narrative theme: Sense of place |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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