Secrets at the Aviary Inn

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A novel of secrets, memory, family, and forgiveness by the USA Today bestselling author of The Art of Enchantment.

Armed with only a backpack, her boyfriend, and a mysterious old photograph, twenty-three-year-old Sophie Groenveld escapes the tension at home for a summer in England, determined to uncover her mother's secret past. She's certain whatever she discovers will help her figure out where she belongs and heal the heartache that plagues her family.

When her boyfriend abandons her in York—leaving her without money or passport—the photograph leads Sophie to an old rundown inn, its enigmatic proprietor (with a fractured past), and a collection of new friends who carry the clues to solve the mystery. Taking a job as the night desk clerk at the shabby but quaint Aviary Inn, Sophie becomes curious about its connection to her mother's hidden history.

As she navigates the labyrinthine lives of the eccentric staff, guests, and intriguing locals—including possible new love interests—an unexpected hotel visitor provides a crucial revelation. Now Sophie must decide whether to accept guidance or chart her own course through the secrets of the past.

A CIBA Somerset Prize Finalist, perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Susanna Kearsley, Kate Mackintosh and Suzanne O'Leary

Will Sophie solve both the mystery of the Aviary Inn and her mother's past? Join Sophie on her journey of discovery.

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About the author

MaryAnn Clarke

*Please click FOLLOW if you'd like to be updated about latest releases.* USA Today Bestselling author MaryAnn Clarke is a Chatelaine Grand Prize winner and Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist for The Art of Enchantment, first in the Life is a Journey series about young women on journeys abroad who discover themselves and fall in love while getting embroiled in someone else’s problems. Her Having it All series is about professional women struggling to balance the challenge and fulfillment of their careers with their search for identity, love, family and home.
Always eager to fill blank pages and empty canvases with ideas swirling in her head, MaryAnn set out to write emotionally engaging stories that walk a tightrope between intelligent Women’s Fiction and heart-warming Romance.
A socially awkward polymath with ASD who studied Fine Arts, Urbanism, Architecture and Gerontology at university on both coasts of Canada, she turned to her first love, writing stories, when she realized she could have more fun with fewer rules to follow. When not writing, she meditates while hiking wooded mountain trails, does yoga and Pilates to fend off decrepitude, reads eclectically, contemplates wormholes, experiments with painting abstract expressionism, kills plants and tries not to burn dinner while solving her next plot problem. Now that her chick has flown the coop, Clarke lives on beautiful Vancouver Island, Canada with her husband and cats. Although she knows she lives in Paradise, she still loves traveling the world in search of romance, art, good food and new story ideas.
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