{"product_id":"9781460713174_the-valley-of-lost-stories","title":"The Valley of Lost Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautiful, beguiling and treacherous ... \u003cem\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003ePicnic at Hanging Rock \u003c\/em\u003ein a secluded valley over the Blue Mountains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour women and their children are invited to the beautiful but remote Capertee Valley, west of the Blue Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce home to a burgeoning mining industry, now all that remains are ruins slowly being swallowed by the bush and the jewel of the valley, a stunning, renovated Art Deco hotel. This is a place haunted by secrets. In 1948 Clara Black walked into the night, never to be seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the valley beguiles these four friends, and haunts them in equal measure, each has to confront secrets of her own: Nathalie, with a damaged marriage; Emmie, yearning for another child; Pen, struggling as a single parent; and Alexandra, hiding in the shadow of her famous husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the mystery of what happened seventy years earlier unravels, one of the women also vanishes into this bewitching but wild place, forcing devastating truths to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Summers of Driftwood\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'McCausland is a natural storyteller who weaves love, loss, mystery and secrets into a satisfying tale' \u003cem\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Full of mystery and romance, this is the perfect atmospheric summer read' \u003cem\u003eWho Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanessa McCausland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922334961813,"sku":"9781460713174","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781460713174_82f541b5-2812-4e42-9355-2a724fe1dce1.jpg?v=1776992663","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781460713174_the-valley-of-lost-stories","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}