An early novel by the celebrated bestselling author - for the first time in German! Leah Thompson grows up in a small village in rural Yorkshire. No one can have guessed that the girl from a humble background will one day take the catwalks of this world by storm: Milan, London, New York are the stations of her brilliant career as a model, which gives her a life of luxury and glamour. But the fateful connection with the Delancey family, which reaches far into their past, haunts them like a dark shadow and draws them into a maelstrom of tragic events that began in Poland during the Second World War. As deeply hidden secrets threaten to come to light, Leah must face a long-forgotten prophecy - and a fate she can't seem to escape... Biography (Lucinda Riley)