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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (21 April 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007194293
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007194292
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 117,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for ‘The House Before Dawn’

‘An absorbing exploration of lives lived in a circumference of loss’ Impact News

‘An intense, emotionally charged novel’ Yorkshire Evening Press

‘A riveting read’ Yours magazine

‘Intriguing and thoroughly readable’ Woman

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A rich, multi-generational saga, set in Singapore and New Zealand. The mysterious disappearance of a young child sets in motion a series of events that will haunt future generations of the family.

Singapore in the 1970s. A handsome army officer falls in love with the young daughter of his captain. Although she is determined to become a ballerina, Fleur falls deeply for David and abandons her aspirations to become an army wife and mother. After their first blissfully happy years together, tragedy strikes and Fleur is left widowed with her young twin daughters, Nikki and Saffie. Grief-stricken, she prepares to take her daughters back to England – and then one of them mysteriously vanishes, without a trace.

New Zealand, present day. Nikki Montrose, pregnant, is still haunted by the disappearance of her twin sister. Unable to reconcile with her mother, the ghosts of the past haunt her dreams. Fleur’s impending visit forces her to confront her fears. Then when her mother goes missing en route, Nikki must journey to Singapore and attempt a reconciliation. But what they discover back in Port Dickson will send shockwaves through the entire family.

Sara MacDonald has written another rich, absorbing family saga which will appeal to all fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Anita Shreve.

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The Hour Before Dawn 15 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after having read a review in a magazine and thought it would be a suitable holiday read. I began reading on a flight to Australia and was completely gripped by the story from the very first page, which is unusual on a long flight as usually I find it difficult to concentrate. I could not put the book down until it was finished and found it not only an enjoyable read, but thought provoking. The characters are all very believable, it is a tale of family with plenty of suspense and drama and the different locations, which cover London, Singapore, Malaysia and the Bay of Islands in NZ are well painted and recognisable. Once I had finished the book, my daughter read it and was also unable to put it down, she is not a great reader, but enjoyed it immensely. I can't wait to read more of Sara MacDonald's books.
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Brilliant! 8 July 2007
Format:Paperback
Sarah MacDonalds book evoked poignant memories for me....
Having lived as an Army wife in Singapore in the 1960's I was immediately transported back there - the sights, smells, her descriptions of the area, everything. Loved it, loved it!!!
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Reliving the Loss 17 Aug 2009
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Desperately sad. This is unlike Sara MacDonald's previous novels which are, in my opinion, magnificent pieces of creativity. This is no less creative. She explores loss through a mother and her fragile relationship with her own mother, and her fraught relations with her remaining daaughter, Nikki, the twin of the missing Saffie. Nikki's emotional landscape is confused, empty and drained one minute, overflowing with pain and longing the next. Mental rollercoasters run throughout this novel but never in a messy, cloying way. The exploratory is done beautifully, with flashbacks of a charmed life left in pieces and then the attempts to gather up those pieces and make some sense of them. Mockter, the detective, is vital to this - his rapport with Nikki so poignant. An amazing novel; the denouement will blow you away.
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