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Preorder THE SEEKER OF LOST PAINTINGS asophisticated and thrilling historical pageturner about love and art coming Summer 2025

A pageturning journey to uncover a past of heroism betrayal love and lossHeather Morris bestselling author ofSisters under the Rising Sun

So compellingSunday Times

A gorgeous debut Heat

Two lovers caught at the crossroads of history
A daughters search for the truth

Germany 1929
When Max a Jewish architect and Bettina a beautiful and celebrated German avantgarde artist meet at a party their attraction is instant In love with each other and the art they create their talent transports them to the dazzling lights of Berlin But Germany is on the brink of terrible change and their bright beginning is soon dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism

When Max is arrested and sent to the Dachau concentration camp it is only his talent at making the exquisite porcelain figures so beloved by the Nazis that stands between him and certain death At first Bettina has no idea where Max has been taken but when she learns of his fate she is determined to rescue him whatever the cost

Now a lifetime later Bettinas daughter Clara sets out on a journey to uncover the truth about her identity As she weaves together the fabric of her past she discovers the terrible secret her mother wanted hidden forever

For fans of Heather Morris and Kristin Hannah The Porcelain Maker is a sweeping epic story of love betrayal and art set across Europe from the 1920s Weimar Republic to dark and glittering 1930s Berlin