The Alchemist’s Secret by Clare Marchant I was utterly gripped from beginning to end. The dual timelines unfolded with such care, revealing their truths when they felt most powerful. These characters lived in my heart even when I wasn’t reading, their strength and sorrow staying with me long after I closed the book. Quietly devastating, beautifully written and impossible to forget. #ClareMarchant #TheAlchemistsSecret #BoldwoodBooks #NetGalley 📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✒️ #bestread2026 (MoMoBookDiary 2026)

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A breathtaking dual-timeline historical novel that completely consumed me. Peaceful, heartbreaking and impossible to put down. Out 9 March from Boldwood Books — preorder now. #ClareMarchant #TheAlchemistsSecret #BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #2026books

Author photos and event details on a purple background. Join best-selling authors Heidi Swain, Clare Marchant, Jenni Keer and Rachel Hore, in conversation about life, love, and their literary journeys – it’s sure to be a treat! Sunday 10th August, 12.30 (doors open at noon), The Regal Cinema, Stowmarket. Tickets £10 – available from the Regal, in person or online.

The forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social is bringing four of East Anglia’s best-loved romance authors to Stowmarket as part of this year’s festival!

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The House of the Witch | Clare Marchant– Review – BelEdit Book Reviews The House of the Witch is an immersive story, set in the 17th century and the present, about female defiance of patriarchal control.

Check out my latest review, The House of the Witch, a wonderfully immersive historical novel from BoldWood Books: books.beledit.com/the-house-of... #NetGalley #books.beledit #ClareMarchant