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The secret library

by Amanda James

2026· 342 pages

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Some stories don't end. They wait to be found. Book editor Lucy Thomas has just inherited her grandmother's windswept Cornish home, and with it, a library bathed in sunlight, a spiral staircase that leads to secrets, and a battered box filled with unfinished stories. To honour her grandmother's last wish, Lucy must finish what was left undone - and discover the magic hiding between the lines.

Language: English
Publisher: One More Chapter
ISBN: 9780008805876