Victoria Holt Knihy

Vicoria Holtová opisuje v románe Tajná žena romantické a dramatické osudy sympatickej Anny Brettovej, mladej ženy z obdobia viktoriánskeho Anglicka, jej tajomnej priateľky Chantal Lomannovej, mužného kapitána Redversa Strettona a ďaľších postáv, ktorých príbehy rozvíjajú a osvetľujú život,myšlienky a problémy hlavných hrdinov. Dej sa odohráva v Kráľovninom dome, ktorý žije minulosťou, a v creditonovskom zámku, ktorý naopak starostlivo skrýva a stráži minulé udalosti, na lodi plávajúcej do Austrálie a na tichomorský ostrov, ako aj na tajomnom Coralle s chátrajúcim domom Carrément, kde medzi prízračnými svätyňami a slávnosťami domorodcov tragédia vrcholí.

At 17, Jessica Clavering yearns for a life of excitement and romance. So when a rough Australian opal-miner buys her family's decaying ancestral mansion, she defies their orders and befriends him. From him she hears of the finest opal of all - the legendary green flash.

An epic story of love and mystery, crafted in the classic romantic tradition.

When Anna Brett sets sail for a Pacific island, she is already in love with Redvers Stretton, captain of the Serene Lady. He has lost an earlier ship mysteriously, and with it some pricless diamonds, but the truth of what happened only emerges on the primitive island of Croalle.

Jane Lindsay was fascinated by the idea of the house. Only it was miles away in the oriental port of Kowloon, and she knew she could never hope to see it. Now she's the wife of a wealthy art dealer, the house threatens to shatter her peace as it guards a secret that Jane must discover.