The Chocolatier's Secret: Prepare to lose your heart to this sweeping historical page-turner novel of forbidden love and family secrets

· Random House
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‘YES. A thousand times, YES.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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‘My heart was in my mouth.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🍫🥐🥀🗝💔🗼 Paris, 1909: A forbidden love. A devastating betrayal. A secret as sweet – and as bitter – as the most decadent chocolate...

In the windows of Paris’s Pâtisserie Clermont, chocolate éclairs gleam, caramel glistens, and macarons shimmer. For a poor railway worker Guillaume, this sugar-dusted world feels impossibly out of reach.

When Gui becomes an apprentice at the patisserie, he is captivated by more than its exquisite confections. Jeanne, the owner’s daughter, is beautiful, untouchable and promised to another. Their love is forbidden. To pursue it, they risk everything.

Eighty years later, a young academic discovers a faded photograph of her grandfather standing beside two strangers. On the back are just two words: forgive me.

Determined to uncover the truth, she unravels a story of star-crossed lovers and a single devastating choice – one whose consequences still echo decades later.

More sumptuous than your favourite treat, The Chocolatier’s Secret is a deliciously gripping and moving tale of love, betrayal and secrets across generations. A Parisian escape perfect for fans of Evie Woods, Eve Chase and Santa Montefiore. 🍫🥐🥀🗝💔🗼

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‘YES. A thousand times, YES.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I could NOT put this book down.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I stayed up until 2am just so I could finish it!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘My heart was in my mouth.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🍫🥐🥀🗝💔🗼 Paris, 1909: A forbidden love. A devastating betrayal. A secret as sweet – and as bitter – as the most decadent choc...

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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.
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 liv...

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