Beatrice Colin Books in Order

London fashion editor Kate pursues secret diaries belonging to a newly discovered Russian painter. Following the mischievous elderly Clara from Paris to coastal Normandy, she finds her quest tied to a woman who refuses to be straightforward.

Former circus performer Wing lives alone after an accident ends her career. A mysterious memoir reveals the mother she never knew, but uncovering its secrets makes her own circumstances increasingly precarious and blurs the boundary between truth and invention.

Tired of moving whenever his invisible sister becomes unhappy, ten-year-old Frank wants his family to stay put. He sets out to make their new home irresistible to her, despite the trouble she can cause unseen.

In early twentieth-century New York, a songwriter, a department-store model and a Russian political exile pursue love and security. As war, jazz and revolution transform their world, their intersecting lives become tangled in betrayal and desire.

Three stories follow people caught in twentieth-century upheaval: a suffragette resisting the census, sisters meeting a song collector during the Depression, and volunteers in wartime Spain. Each explores unexpected consequences of encounters shaped by history.

Runaway Silas finds a home aboard a pirate ship, until its crew rescues a boy chained to a mysterious lead box. Helping his captain uncover the secret draws Silas into dangerous adventures from Jamaica to Scotland.

A Scottish widow working as a chaperone meets a French engineer as the Eiffel Tower takes shape. Their growing love challenges expectations of class, money and marriage, forcing them to consider what they can afford to sacrifice.

On a Scottish estate, disappointed artist Antonia receives an unexpected visit from her sister-in-law and young niece from India. Suspicion gradually gives way to friendship, but the secrets both women conceal threaten their fragile connection.

Orphaned Lilly grows up amid Berlin’s changing fortunes, moving from poverty into the world of silent cinema. Enduring friendship and a far-reaching love affair shape her struggle to preserve an identity as fame and history reshape her life.