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The South of France, 1919: A vanished woman. A faded diary. A love story that refuses to be forgotten. 
 
The war is over, but for Emeline Vane, peace has not returned. Lost in grief and desperate for a new life, she boards a train in secret – and disappears. 
 
Her journey takes her to a coastal village in the South of France – a world of sun-ripened cherries, wildflowers and the glittering Mediterranean Sea. Local fisherman, Aaró, brings in his catch each sunrise – and slowly captures her heart. 
 
Though Emeline has run from her past, she can’t stop her secrets from blowing in on the ocean breeze… 
 
Fifty years later, a solicitor discovers Emeline’s tattered diary. Its yellowed pages, filled with faded ink, tell the story she vowed to hide. 
 
The truth was never meant to be found – but now it’s too late… 
 
Escape to the sun-kissed shores of France in this deeply moving, evocative and utterly charming story of love, loss and second chances. Perfect for fans of Eve Chase, Evie Woods and Santa Montefiore.

How far must you run to leave the past behind you? 
Full of drama and intrigue, Laura Madeleine is the perfect author for fans of Santa Montefiore and Dinah Jeffries. And she brings a little something extra - this is a sweeping love story with a delicious foodie twist.

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&#128642;&#128214;&#127754;&#127826;&#128477;&#128148; The South of France, 1919: A vanished woman. A faded diary. A love story that refuses to be forgotten. 
 
The war is over, but for Emeline Vane, peace has not returned. Lost in grief and desperate for a new life, she boards a train in secret – and disappears. 
 
Her journey takes her to a coastal village in the South of France – a world of sun-ripened cherries, wildflowers and the glittering Mediterranean Sea. Local fisherman, Aaró, brings in his catch each sunrise – and slowly captures her heart. 
 
Though Emeline has run from her past, she can’t stop her secrets from blowing in on the ocean breeze… 
 
Fifty years later, a solicitor discovers Emeline’s tattered diary. Its yellowed pages, filled with faded ink, tell the story she vowed to hide. 
 
The truth was never meant to be found – but now it’s too late… 
 
Escape to the sun-kissed shores of France in this deeply moving, evocative and utterly charming story of love, loss and second chances. Perfect for fans of Eve Chase, Evie Woods and Santa Montefiore. &#128642;&#128214;&#127754;&#127826;&#128477;&#128148; 
 
&#128477;&#127749; Readers have lost their hearts to The Faded Ink: 
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After a childhood spent acting professionally and training at a theatre school, Laura Madeleine changed her mind, and went to study English Literature at Newnham College, Cambridge. She now writes fiction, as well as recipes, and was formerly the resident cake baker for Domestic Sluttery. She lives in Bristol, but can often be found visiting her family in Devon, eating cheese and getting up to mischief with her sister, fantasy author Lucy Hounsom.

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