The Glittering Art of Falling Apart

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1980s Soho is electric. For Eliza, the heady pull of its nightclubs and free-spirited people leads her into the life she has craved - all glamour, late nights and excitement. But it comes at a heavy cost.

Cassie is fascinated by her family's history and the abandoned Beaufont Hall. Why won't her mother talk about it? Offered the chance to restore Beaufont to its former glory, Cassie jumps at the opportunity to learn more about her past.

Separated by a generation, but linked by a forgotten diary, these two women have more in common than they know . . .

Read by Anna Bentinck

(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group

Critics Review

Dizzingly fast and exciting.
ESSENTIALS MAGAZINE
A romantic and enchanting story
BELLA MAGAZINE
Gripping
GLAMOUR MAGAZINE
I devoured it like a hungry wolf. It has everything: a crumbling mansion, a fractured family and long-buried secrets all mixed in with the seductive glamour of 1980s Soho. There are monsters in the shadows, but a sense of belonging wins out - belonging to a place, to a family and deep in someone's heart. Enchanting!
VERONICA HENRY (AUTHOR)
This was an amazing book full of family secrets and devastating events that really pulled at my heart-strings. Even though it made me cry, I really loved this book and would read it again
MICHELLE, BOOK MAGNET
The Glittering Art of Falling Apart is just so haunting and fantastically written. I know I will be thinking about the Tempest family for a long time to come. If you read this book, make sure you have tissues handy. You will need them!
TRISH, TRISH ON A BUS
A fascinating dual timeline story of family secrets and surprises
PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH

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