Nancy Foster has harboured a devastating secret that shattered her professional and personal life.
On meeting her, journalist Stef Lansdown realizes that she has the power to restore Nancy’s reputation and to heal the wounds, if only Nancy will trust her.
But someone else wants to get to the bottom of the story first, someone who doesn’t want it to be told.
This book’s set in the beautiful environs of the Norfolk Broads in 2010 — and in London in the 1940s and 50s, when life for career-driven women was so different.
The Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge by Rachel Hore is published in paperback on 26 February, 2026.
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Rachel writes about the inspiration for her book in her Historia feature, Women in science – a true story.
