House of Gold

Perfect for fans of THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE

'This has everything - engaging characters, a thrilling story and beautiful scenery' KATIE FFORDE

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The start of a war. The end of a dynasty.

VIENNA, 1911. Greta Goldbaum has always dreamed of being free to choose her own life's path, but the Goldbaum family, one of the wealthiest in the world, has different expectations. United across Europe, Goldbaum men are bankers, while Goldbaum women marry Goldbaum men to produce Goldbaum children.

So when Greta is sent to England to marry Albert, a distant cousin she has never met, the two form an instant dislike for one another. Defiant and lonely, Greta longs for a connection and a place to call her own. When Albert's mother gives Greta a garden, things begin to change.

But just as she begins to taste an unexpected happiness, the Great War breaks out, threatening to tear everything away. For the first time in two hundred years, the family will find themselves on opposing sides. How will Greta choose between the family she's created and the one she was forced to leave behind?

Review: This has everything - engaging characters, a thrilling story and beautiful scenery -- Katie Fforde

One of the best writers of historical fiction working today ... Solomons knows how to draw readers into a particular place and time. And once you're there, you just don't want to leave * Goop *

A triumph! So vividly and elegantly written, beautifully realised and populated with characters that live and breathe. I was hooked to it.

Solomons has a gift for constructing a well-paced narrative filled with surprises * Observer *

Delightful and involving ... rich in atmosphere and character * Woman & Home *