Daughter of Deceit (Thorndike Press Large Print Paperback Series) - Softcover

Noelle Tremaston, daughter of famous actress Desiree, has grown up amid a flurry of opening nights and elegant parties. But when Desiree dies after a sudden strange illness, Noelle's blissful existence is changed beyond her imaginings.

She turns to Roderick Claverham, the man she loves, for solace, only to find that the revelation of a dark secret prevents them from marrying. The only way to happiness brings with it a shadow of doubt which could hang over her for the rest of her life...

"Exciting and swift-paced"
SUNDAY TIMES

Born Eleanor Alice Burford, Victoria Holt was one of Britain's most prolific writers of historical romance. Always determined to keep her birth date and private life a closely guarded secret Holt wrote under many pseudonyms - Jean Plaidy was one of her most popular, and was created when she lived near Plaidy Beach in Cornwall. Having written over ninety historical romances, she then began a new series of Gothic romances, the first of which, Mistress of Mellyn, appeared in 1961.