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The Singapore
Secret

One woman’s hidden past.
A granddaughter’s search for the truth.

Journey from wartime Singapore to modern-day England in a story of love, family and the promises that reach across generations.

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THE NOVELS OF CLARE WILLIS The Singapore Secret by Clare Willis book cover

SINGAPORE, 1942 — ENGLAND, 2019

INSIDE THE SINGAPORE SECRET

The past has a way
of finding us.

Singapore, 1942. As war closes in, Dorothy prepares to leave the place she calls home. A promise made in the chaos will shape the rest of her life.

England, 2019. After her grandmother’s death, Annabel finds photographs and letters that reveal a life she never knew existed. A wedding photograph raises a question she cannot leave unanswered.

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THE NEXT CHAPTER · 22 OCTOBER 2026

Secrets of the
Cornish House

An unexpected inheritance.
A family history waiting to be discovered.

In wartime Cornwall, Mary’s family home becomes a hospital, and an Australian pilot changes her world. Decades later, Lucy arrives from Sydney to investigate an inherited house—and the secrets it holds.

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Hello, I’m Clare.

Clare Willis writes fiction that brings together history, mystery, family and romance, with women’s lives and relationships at its heart.

A primary school teacher, she has taught in England, Scotland, Australia and Singapore. Away from the classroom, she enjoys travelling and returning to Cornwall during the school holidays.

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