‘Enormously enjoyable rags to riches tale… full of 1920’s glamour, jazz and delicious period detail’ Red Magazine ‘Sumptuous, gorgeous, authentic and surprising, Hazel Gaynor has written another hit.’ Sunday Independent ‘Gorgeously written’ Irish Independent ‘Peopled with unforgettable characters…Once begun, I dare you to put it down.’ Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector 'A stunningly evocative story so vividly told …I loved every gorgeously written page of it.' Claudia Carroll ‘Unputdownable. The characters jumped from the pages, filling my head with extraordinary moments.’ Carmel Harrington Praise for Hazel Gaynor:‘A beautifully imagined novel rich in historic detail and with authentic, engaging characters – I loved this book.’ Kate Kerrigan, author of The Dress

Hazel Gaynor's 2014 debut novel The Girl Who Came Home was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. A Memory of Violets was her second novel and was chosen for WH Smiths Fresh Talent promotion. Hazel writes a popular guest blog 'Carry on Writing' for national Irish writing website writing.ie and contributes regular feature articles for the site, interviewing authors such as Philippa Gregory, Sebastian Faulks, Cheryl Strayed, Rachel Joyce and Jo Baker, among others. Hazel was the recipient of the 2012 Cecil Day Lewis award for Emerging Writers and was selected by Library Journal as one of Ten Big Breakout Authors for 2015. The Girl Who Came Home won the 2015 RNA award for Historical Fiction. She has appeared as a guest speaker at the Romantic Novelists' Association and Historical Novel Society annual conferences in both 2014 and 2015. Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. Competition: The Separation; The Lake House; The Midnight Rose; The Light Behind The Window; Secrets Of The Lighthouse; Girl In The Photograph; A Week In Paris; The Separation. Dinah Jefferies;Santa Montefiore; Kate Morton; Lucinda Riley; Rachel Hore; Kate Riordan; Kate Forster; Kathleen Tessaro; Beatriz Williams; Natalie Meg Evans;