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The Secrets of Harbour House

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Published: 2025

Description

The mist-shrouded cliffs of pre-WW2 England hide more than just the echoes of the tides. Within the walls of Harbour House, a sanctuary for a circle of brilliant women artists, the air is thick with the scent of turpentine, ink, and dangerous longing. When a young woman arrives at the estate, she is drawn into the haunting legacy of two lovers, Sheba and Katherine, whose forbidden affair defied the stifling mores of their time. As she unearths their hidden journals and canvases, she discovers a love story that was as passionate as it was tragic. This is a tale of grief and the lingering ghosts of the past, weaving together the intensity of a clandestine romance with the suspense of secrets buried for decades. The narrative moves between the vibrant, stifled lives of the artists and the modern search for truth, exploring the heavy price of authenticity in a world determined to silence them. It is a deeply moving exploration of how art survives the death of its creator and how one woman’s obsession with a lost history changes her future forever. Atmospheric, sensual, and profoundly emotional, this novel captures the heartbeat of a love that refused to remain in the shadows.

Customer Reviews

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Amazon/ Kindle Customer
November 6, 2025
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Excellent read

All is not happiness in this generational read, but it is excellent. A group of women artists in pre-WW2 England, struggling with the mores and challenges of those years. Then a group of 2020s women struggling to unearth the secrets of the earlier group and conquer their own demons. The tale twists back and forth between the two groups as challenges are met and acknowledged. Loss is pervasive on both sides, but life carries on for both groups and others around them. Complex and twisty - very enjoyable.
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JeannineAlwaysReading
November 9, 2025
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An engaging read

'The Secrets of Harbour House' is the story of an artist, a poet, and the young woman who feels compelled to bring their passionate and tragic affair to light almost 90 years later. I read this book on Kindle and by the 43% mark had pretty much figured out where it would go. Also, some of the male characters felt rather too one-sided. I kept reading (and am glad I did) because the story was engaging and I liked how the theme -- the fight to give voices to creative women who had been silenced -- was developed. I was curious to know how the details of the mystery surrounding their fate would be resolved and, frankly, sometimes it's simply satisfying to read a book where karma does indeed come after the bad guys.
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Jeannine Wickliffe
November 15, 2025
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This is a story of finding love

I wasnt sure about this book when I started it but after getting into it couldn't put it down. The story of Sheba and Katherine draws you in and how Kerensa unwraps the mystery of these women. In the process, Kershaw finds herself., and so much more. So worth the read