{"product_id":"no-light-but-the-stars-paperback","title":"No Light But the Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo women in Cornwall are separated by centuries and united by secrets in this haunting historical novel about hope and a love so powerful it transcends time, persecution, and war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1941, Violet Rookwood and her mother flee war-torn London for a Cornwall farm owned by their family. There, under the floorboards of her bedroom, Violet finds a journal written by a Catholic woman more than three hundred years ago, confessing to a forbidden love. In 1606, on this very farm, Maria Wolveden sheltered Jago Carlyon, a fugitive priest sought for treason. In a time when all Catholics were suspect, Maria's protective love for Jago grew stronger, as did the mortal dangers of harboring a wanted man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolet knows all about secret passion, having lost her own forbidden love, Taslim, in the London Blitz. Haunted by visions of Taslim and of Maria, Violet soon finds herself at a crossroads that eerily parallels that of Maria's when she gives refuge to Francesco Marelli, an Italian POW whose life is threatened for collaborating with the enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her family's lives at stake, Violet not only comes to understand Maria's desperation more deeply but feels uncannily connected to her spirit--as if guided on a journey that Maria travelled centuries ago. It's also giving Violet the hope she needs to see her own secrets through to their courageous end--and, perhaps, to find new love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(c) 2026 by Lindsay Jayne Ashford, all rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375275311327,"sku":"9781662536083","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EBRwfh8CT79781662536083.webp?v=1789196824","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/no-light-but-the-stars-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}