The Secrets of Castle Du Rêve: A thrilling saga of three women’s lives tangled together in a web of secrets. Hannah Emery

take some classes in acting. But if her mother were to ask around… ‘Yes. I’m going to stay with a friend,’ she said reluctantly.

      ‘That’s good. Can’t have a beautiful lady like you wandering the streets of London alone.’

      Something inside Evelyn bloomed at his words, as though he’d unlocked needs she hadn’t even known were there. She looked around: there were clocks everywhere, swinging pendulums and ticking hands that reminded her how close her train was getting.

      ‘Do you know London well?’ she asked the man, her hands lingering around the beads.

      ‘It’s where I’m from. I go back all the time to the auctions. I know a lot of people there. If there’s anything you want from London, I can get it for you.’