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Evergreen Falls

A Novel

by Kimberley Freeman
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From internationally bestselling author Kimberley Freeman comes a captivating new novel about a scandalous attraction, a long-forgotten secret, and a place where two women's lives are changed forever.
It's 1926 and Violet Armstrong is a waitress at the grand Evergreen Spa Hotel, where Australia's glitterati are spending a winter vacation. Among the guests who remain are Sam and Flora Honeychurch-Blacks, a wealthy brother and sister ensconced in the hotel for an extended stay. Violet and Sam have an attraction that is as passionate as it is forbidden as the hotel closes down for the winter season. When a snowstorm moves in, trapping them all, no one could have imagined what would unfold. The group must let their secrets be buried by the snow, but all snow melts, exposing the truth beneath...

Eighty-eight years later, Lauren Beck takes a job at a café in the Blue Mountains, built as the first stage of the Evergreen Spa Hotel's return to grandeur. There she meets Tomas, the Danish architect overseeing the project. As their budding relationship grows, Lauren discovers a series of passionate love letters dating back to 1926 that allude to a whirlwind affair—and a tragic secret. Lauren begins to unravel this long-forgotten mystery, but will discovering the truth finally make her brave enough to take a risk that could change her entire life?

Inspired by elements of her grandmother's life, Kimberley Freeman has created a complex tale of mystery, heartbreak, and love that will keep you guessing with every twist until the very last page.

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  • Release date

    August 4, 2015

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    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781476799933
      • File size: 2954 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781476799933
      • File size: 3667 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from July 1, 2015

      In this lush, evocative book, family secrets have the power to both wound and heal. In 2014, introverted Lauren finds old love letters stashed away in a hotel that is being renovated. Intrigued by the mystery, she starts to trace the love affair chronicled in the epistles. Woven into the book is a second plotline set in 1926, focusing on Violet, a waitress at the Evergreen Spa Hotel, and Flora, a well-off woman who serves as her brother's caretaker. Violet has fallen in love rashly, and Flora is engaged to marry a man she doesn't love. The events of 1926 have long-lasting impact, reverberating into the present. While the main mystery is tied to the 1926 time line, the modern-day sequence of Lauren falling in love with a handsome architect while solving family riddles is just as strong. VERDICT Freeman's (Ember Island) warm, charming novel will appeal to fans of Kate Morton. Readers who enjoy family dramas and rooting for happy endings will welcome this with open arms.--Jennifer Mills, Shorewood-Troy Lib., IL

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • Kindle Book
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