From the New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful and emotional novel about one womans quest to uncover long-buried secrets about her family--secrets she will stop at nothing to uncover no matter the consequences At thirty American photojournalist Serena Stone has already made a name for herself with her unique and dramatic coverage of wars in the Middle East following in her famous fathers footsteps But after his unexpected death in France she ends her job at the renowned photo news agency weary of years of danger Leaving the front lines behind Serena returns to New York where she starts work on a biography of her celebrated father When Serena discovers that her former lover Zachary North is in trouble overseas shes forced to leave the safety of her new life and head back to a place she was trying to escapeand her life will never be the same again As she brings Zac back to health in Venice she discovers a shocking secret in the archives of her late fathers work It is a secret that will propel her back to war-torn Libya risking her life looking for clues that she hopes will piece together the mystery surrounding her parents marriage and the part of their life together that she never knew Well-kept secrets passionate love obsession betrayal redemption and the power of the past to control the future propel Secrets from the Past the explosive new novel from The New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford.