A Desperate Fortune

By Susanna Kearsley

Book Overview

A New York Times Bestseller

"I've loved every one of Susanna's books She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go "-- DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander

Beloved New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley delivers a riveting novel that deftly intertwines the tales of two women, divided by centuries and forever changed by a clash of love and fate.

For nearly three hundred years, the cryptic journal of Mary Dundas has kept its secrets. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas travels to Paris to crack the cipher.

Jacobite exile Mary Dundas is filled with longing--for freedom, for adventure, for the family she lost. When fate opens the door, Mary dares to set her foot on a path far more surprising and dangerous than she ever could have dreamed.

As Mary's gripping tale of rebellion and betrayal is revealed to her, Sara faces events in her own life that require letting go of everything she thought she knew--about herself, about loyalty, and especially about love. Though divided by centuries, these two women are united in a quest to discover the limits of trust and the unlikely coincidences of fate.

Other bestselling books by Susanna Kearsley:

The Winter Sea

The Rose Garden

The Firebird

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492602027
• ISBN13: 9781492602026
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Another smash hit from Susanna Kearsley

If you already love Susanna, you will not be disappointed. If this is your first time, just know every one of her books is an island to its own and yet part of her unbelievable body of work. This story is no less amazing as the rest. Worth every minute you will spend reading it.

The best book I've read in a long time.

This is just the kind of romance I like. The heroines are fully fleshed characters who spends more half of the book NOT talking to or about the love interests. It is also a deep and meaningful book about parent/child relationships and how a good love brings out the best in a person. The heros are a gentleman in rough clothing, the settings are amazing, the history is interesting, and the plot twists are unpredictable and the ending is beautiful. I recommend this book to everyone.