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The Silver Thread: A heartbreaking dual timeline historical romance for fans of Santa Montefiore and Dinah Jefferies
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Expected 21 May 26A sweeping story of a patient and everlasting love – and the moments that tie people together forever.
‘Utterly immersive. Kate Lord Brown is the magician whose silken words have embroidered the most exotic and seductive dual timeline romance’ Essie Catherine, a Retelling of Wuthering Heights
THREE CITIES. TWO WOMEN. A STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS . . .
London, 1875. Bel has secured a design job at the newly opened Liberty store, where Japan is all the rage. When Hiro, a fellow designer, travels with her to Tokyo to source silks and inspiration, little does she know it will be the start of an unforgettable love story.
Paris, 1985. Mira, a recently qualified art curator, is hired to catalogue the contents of an apartment which has been closed for decades. As she works through the treasures it reveals, she longs to discover what happened to famed designer Isobel Bright – and why her apartment has been locked for so many years…
Crossing oceans, cultures and timelines, this is an epic and intimate tale of enduring love.
PRAISE FOR KATE LORD
‘Exquisite’ RUTH HOGAN
'Epic, sweeping and gloriously romantic’ VERONICA HENRY
‘Evocative’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Sumptuous and immersive’ PLATINUM
‘Utterly immersive. Kate Lord Brown is the magician whose silken words have embroidered the most exotic and seductive dual timeline romance’ Essie Catherine, a Retelling of Wuthering Heights
THREE CITIES. TWO WOMEN. A STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS . . .
London, 1875. Bel has secured a design job at the newly opened Liberty store, where Japan is all the rage. When Hiro, a fellow designer, travels with her to Tokyo to source silks and inspiration, little does she know it will be the start of an unforgettable love story.
Paris, 1985. Mira, a recently qualified art curator, is hired to catalogue the contents of an apartment which has been closed for decades. As she works through the treasures it reveals, she longs to discover what happened to famed designer Isobel Bright – and why her apartment has been locked for so many years…
Crossing oceans, cultures and timelines, this is an epic and intimate tale of enduring love.
PRAISE FOR KATE LORD
‘Exquisite’ RUTH HOGAN
'Epic, sweeping and gloriously romantic’ VERONICA HENRY
‘Evocative’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Sumptuous and immersive’ PLATINUM
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Expected publication May 21, 2026
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Kate Lord Brown
14 books202 followersTHE GOLDEN HOUR - 2025
Welcome to 30s Cairo, an epic and intimate story of friendship, survival and love.
Kate grew up in the wild and beautiful Devon countryside. After studying philosophy at Durham University and art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Kate gained a MA in Creative Writing.
Welcome to 30s Cairo, an epic and intimate story of friendship, survival and love.
Kate grew up in the wild and beautiful Devon countryside. After studying philosophy at Durham University and art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Kate gained a MA in Creative Writing.
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