A Desperate Fortune (Mary & Hugh, #1)

A Desperate Fortune (Mary & Hugh, #1)

Susanna Kearsley

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The highly anticipated, brand-new timeslip romance from New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley For nearly 300 years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary Dundas has lain unread-its secrets safe from prying eyes. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas has been hired by a once-famous historian to crack the journal's cipher. But when she arrives in Paris, Sara finds herself besieged by complications from all sides: the journal's reclusive owner, her charming Parisian neighbor, and Mary, whose journal doesn't hold the secrets Sara expects. As Mary's tale grows more and more dire, Sara, too, must carefully choose which turning to take... to find the road that will lead her safely home.

Publication Year: 2015


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    Apr 02, 2025
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  • Librarydancer
    May 01, 2025
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    A skim re-read because some of the characters were featured in Deadly Hours, and I didn't remember them.

    Compelling, quiet story about a time period that is rarely discussed.

    Contemporary heroine has Asperger's Syndrome, and it is a factor in her personality.

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  • Capnrandm
    May 02, 2025
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    I think this is my favorite Kearsley story yet, as the parallel stories do not compete or too fully intertwine.

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