The Lost Story of Sofia Castello: An absolutely unputdownable emotional historical novel full of family secrets

Sofia Castello, now in her eighties, has kept a devastating secret for over sixty years. She faked her own death during World War II and has been living in hiding on the Portuguese coast. Writer Lily Christie is hired to write Sofia's memoir, believing the singing sensation died in 1941. Instead, Lily discovers Sofia alive and living in a remote blue-tiled cottage, accessible only by a dirt track. In 1940 Lisbon, Sofia's suite is ransacked by someone searching for something specific. A young girl she promised to protect disappears. Decades later, Sofia finally begins to tell her story to Lily: a secret life working for the Allies, a love affair conducted in stolen moments, and a tragic betrayal that altered everything. As Lily listens, she realizes Sofia is still withholding crucial information. What final secret continues to haunt Sofia? And can Lily uncover the truth before it is too late?