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- ISBN 9781408722169
- Dimensions: 156 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 03 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Box Of Secrets, he said weakly, was under his bed. It had a padlock. The padlock key was with some other items in the safe. We were under strict instructions not to open the box until after his death. He said I knew what the safe code was. I wasn't entirely sure that I did...
To the outside world Rachel and her half-sister Claire had a privileged upbringing. The offspring of a complex, but free-spirited mother and two wealthy men, they spent their childhood in private schools and stately homes. Rachel's father, Count De Lengham, descended from a long and ancient line of aristocrats and boasted his own coat of arms. Most would never question what happened behind the doors of the grand houses they inhabited.
But, in truth, life was abhorrently chaotic for the girls who endured extreme neglect and abuse. As she grew older, Rachel was called upon by her father to attend elite events. She was every inch the baroness to the glittering cast of people she encountered.
As they grew older, Rachel and Claire's relationship with their parents became increasingly strained, but when Count De Lengham grew ill and neared death, Rachel was by his side. In that moment, the Count made a mind-blowing confession. Rachel was directed to a 'box of secrets' - the contents of which would change the course of her family's lives forever...
This is the shocking story of how two sisters navigated the most absurd of upbringings and an emotional exploration of family-ties, identity, and the concept of truth.
Rachel Watkyn is Managing Director of The Tiny Box Company, founded in her bedroom in 2007 to provide sustainable, ethically sourced packaging for small businesses. The company is now the UK's largest online gift packaging retailer. Resilience shaped by a traumatic childhood helped Rachel overcome challenges including cancer, fire, flooding, an IT hack, and Covid-19. After winning investment on Dragon's Den, she became its most successful female entrepreneur. She is an award winner, media commentator, and was awarded an OBE in 2024.
Claire Hornby is a partner in a pioneering 'Pick Your Own' flower business in Norfolk, founded on her vision of making people happy through connection with nature. Now a thriving and expanding social enterprise, she runs the business with her daughters and has featured in local press and on national radio. Overcoming childhood trauma, Claire raised four children single-handedly and is now a proud grandparent. A degree-educated gardener, she is a local expert in wilding and organic growing, with ambitions to expand her therapeutic gardening work.
