The Glittering Hour, Iona Grey
The Glittering Hour, Iona Grey
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The Glittering Hour
A Novel

Author: Iona Grey

Narrator: Imogen Church

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2019

Synopsis

"The Glittering Hour is an exceptional novel about choosing how to live amid powerful grief and true love." — Bookpage

Award-winning author Iona Grey's next unforgettable historical about true love found and lost and the secrets we keep from one another

Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her.

Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right.

Spanning two decades and a seismic shift in British history as World War II approaches, Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour is an epic novel of passion, heartache and loss.

"An absorbing tale of love, loss, and the ties that bind... A sweeping historical saga that captures the desires and dilemmas of the heart." — Booklist

About Iona Grey

Iona Grey has a degree in English Language and Literature from Manchester University, an obsession with history and an enduring fascination with the lives of women in the twentieth century. She has three grown up daughters, and lives in Cheshire with the husband she met on the last night of university, over thirty years ago. She is a firm believer in love at first sight and happy ever after.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on December 11, 2019

Any book that can make me cry like that is deserving of a solid 5 stars! I will start by saying that the synopsis of this novel didn’t attract or stand out to me. However, when I received this book in the mail from the publisher, I simply had a good feeling about it and when my Traveling Sister Bren......more

Goodreads review by Debra on December 16, 2019

3.5 stars He had no place in her world, amongst her people, and no more did she belong in his. Love, Secrets, Tragedy, Choices, Love Lost, Longing... Selina Lennox grew up in luxury. She was at the hottest parties and events. Staying out late, partying and enjoying her life. Lawrence Weston was a......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on December 11, 2019

Oh my goodness! This book! Don’t you love it when a book with that kind of cover comes into your life, one you have been anticipating reading for months now, and it lives up to your every expectation? The Glittering Hour was just that kind of read for me. The Glittering Hour is set in England during......more

Goodreads review by Tina on November 04, 2019

3.5* A lovely book tinged with sadness. A story about a big love and secrets told in two parts. I especially enjoyed the time period and tone of the book. The story is about Selina Lennox, who was a young socialite in England. She marries in 1926 to a man that her family deems to be acceptable and giv......more

Goodreads review by Bkwmlee on December 02, 2019

4.5 stars When I was first asked to join the blog tour for Iona Grey’s latest novel The Glittering Hour, I was a little apprehensive at first, as I had never heard of this author before and of course hadn’t read her debut novel Letters to the Lost, which came out back in 2015. After reading t......more

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