The Lily Valley

In The Valley of the Lily by Tracy Rees, everyone around wealthy Rowena is eagerly awaiting the announcement of her engagement. But then she falls in love with a painter's assistant...

The novel The Valley of the Lily by bestselling author Tracy Rees, known for The Rose Garden and The Letter Trail, begins in London, 1897. London, 1897. Rowena Blythe is rich, beautiful and spoiled. Her twenty-fourth birthday is approaching, so her parents expect her to marry well – and they have her portrait painted especially for the occasion.

While everyone waits with bated breath for the announcement of Rowena's engagement, she falls head over heels in love with Bartek, the painter's assistant. He is a man like nothing she has ever met: wild, romantic and artistic. Rowena knows that her parents will never accept him, but her feelings are too overwhelming. Does she dare to risk everything for love?

'A fine, accessible historical novel that you can enjoy for hours.' – Nederlands Dagblad