The Garden of Promises and Lies, Paula Brackston
The Garden of Promises and Lies, Paula Brackston
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The Garden of Promises and Lies
A Novel

Author: Paula Brackston

Narrator: Marisa Calin

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2020


Synopsis

The third installment of a bewitching series "brimming with charm and charisma" that will make "fans of Outlander rejoice!" (Woman's World Magazine).

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's second novel in the Found Things series, Secrets of the Chocolate House, was called a "time-swapping romance [that] will please fans of Alice Hoffman" (Publishers Weekly). Now, Brackston returns to the Found Things series with a third audiobook, The Garden of Promises and Lies.

As the bustle of the winter holidays in the Little Shop of Found Things gives way to spring, Xanthe is left to reflect on the strange events of the past year. While she's tried to keep her time-traveling talents a secret from those close to her, she is forced to take responsibility for having inadvertently transported the dangerous Benedict Fairfax to her own time. Xanthe comes to see that she must use her skills as a Spinner if she and Flora are ever to be safe, and turns to the Spinners book for help.

It is then that a beautiful antique wedding dress sings to her. Realizing the dress and her adversary are connected in some way, she answers the call. She finds herself in Bradford-on-Avon in 1815, as if she has stepped into a Jane Austen story.

Now in Xanthe's time, Fairfax is threatening Xanthe into helping him with his evil doings, and demonstrates all too clearly how much damage he is capable of causing. With Fairfax growing ever more powerful, Xanthe enlists the help of her boyfriend Liam, taking him back in time with her. It is a decision that might just ensure she prevails over her foe, but only by putting her life—and his—on the line.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

About Paula Brackston

PAULA BRACKSTON is the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter and The Little Shop of Found Things, among others. Paula lives with her family in the historical border city of Hereford in the beautiful Wye valley. When not at her desk in her writing room, she enjoys long walks with the dog in a sublime landscape filled with the imprints of past lives and ancient times.

About Marisa Calin

Marisa Calin is an actress, narrator, and novelist born in England and educated in New York at the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts. An artist with a flair for everything literary, she has written a young adult novel, You & Me, which received a Kirkus Starred Review, and has narrated the audio books Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on November 15, 2020

THE GARDEN OF PROMISES AND LIES by Paula Brackston is a well-written and entertaining mix of historical fiction, fantasy, time travel and suspense. It is the third book in the Found Things series and readers will benefit from reading the series in order as there are references to events in previous......more

Goodreads review by Erin on November 01, 2020

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: November 3, 2020 “The Garden of Promises and Lies” is the third novel in the “The Little Shop of Found Things” series by Paula Bracksto......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on November 01, 2020

Thank you, Paula Brackston, NetGalley, and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this book! IT’S HERE! IT IS FINALLY HERE! The wait for The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston is over and I couldn’t be happier! This is the 3rd book in the Found Things series. So if you haven’t rea......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Always Behind) on November 05, 2020

3.5 stars, rounded down because--Arrrrgh! I'm getting tired of these books ending on such dramatic cliffhangers and then I have to wait a whole year for the next one! I really love the series overall and you definitely need to read them in order to get a sense for why things are happening and how al......more