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Lorna Cook

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Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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Lorna Cook is the author of six historical fiction novels, weaving secrets and forgotten history with mystery and romance.

She also writes contemporary fiction under the name Elle Cook.

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Average rating: 4.28 · 23,986 ratings · 1,635 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Forgotten Village 4.18 avg rating — 9,808 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dressmaker’s Secret 4.29 avg rating — 4,582 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forbidden Promise 4.35 avg rating — 3,795 ratings — published 2020 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl from the Island 4.48 avg rating — 3,187 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Letters 4.31 avg rating — 1,748 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Memories 4.30 avg rating — 814 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Distant Daughter (The Secrets of Trelenna House Book 1) 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“After they returned from the beach hut, Freddie went off to fix himself a drink”
― Lorna Cook, The Forgotten Village

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“so little space was given to him”
― Lorna Cook, The Forgotten Village

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“No. I don’t think I’ve ever felt homesick. I think it’s a privilege to feel that. It means you have had a happy home to miss.”
― Lorna Cook, The Dressmaker’s Secret

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