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Beginning in 1950s Liverpool, Violet's Children is a warm and nostalgic story of a young woman who must adopt her sister's children after tragedy strikes.

Turbulences, secrets, révélations et drames nouent et dénouent les destins romanesques de deux familles, liées à la sublime maison du Cap, au cap Ferret. 1967. Cap-Ferret. C’est un lieu chaleureux, caressé par les vagues de l’Océan, rempli d’âme et de souvenirs, dont ceux de la doyenne, Charlotte. Elle aime recevoir son clan sous la treille de sa demeure, point d’ancrage et de retrouvailles. Il y a notamment Violette, sa petite-fille, fragilisée par la maladie ; Iris, talentueuse architecte bordelaise, qui a tant œuvré pour sauvegarder la maison.

Violet Daniels isn't perfect. She's made mistakes in her life, but the deep love she has for her five-year-old twins is beyond dispute. When their feckless and often violent father turns up out of the blue, demanding to see them, she's terrified he might snatch them from her. She flees with them to a place of safety where she meets the handsome and charming Gabriel Stone. He shows her a better way of life, but is he everything he appears to be? Violet decides to stop running and finds the courage to return to London to confront the children's father.

As the much doted-on daughter of the local doctor Violet Stroud had a comfortable, happy childhood - despite a distinct lack of love from her cold-hearted mother. But when her father unexpectedly dies, Violet's life is turned upside down. As secrets about the family come to light, Violet finds herself homeless and with no one to turn to apart from Edie, the family's gentle and loving housekeeper.