The Secret: A gripping novel of how far a mother would go for her child from the #1 author of The Letter: Heartbreaking historical fiction, inspired by … child from the global bestselling author

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From the #1 bestselling author of The Memory Box comes The Secret – a powerful, twisting novel that you won’t be able to put down.

‘Gripping’ Good Housekeeping
‘I lost a day of my life to this book, I simply could not put it down!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘This is one of the BEST BOOKS I have ever read’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
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Mary has been nursing a secret.
Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear.
Beth is searching for answers. She has never known the truth about her parentage, but finding out could be the lifeline her sick child so desperately needs. When Beth finds a faded newspaper cutting amongst her mother’s things, she realises the key to her son’s future lies in her own past. She must go back to where it all began to unlock…The Secret.
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What readers are saying about the unputdownable stories of Kathryn Hughes:
‘The twist made me gasp! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐’
‘I absolutely loved this book. Devoured it in a few days. I eagerly await more of Kathryn Hughes’ books. I will be first in line. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐’
‘Get set to be hooked’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A page-turner from the beginning’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘I cried buckets of tears reading it’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A beautifully told, tragic tale’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01C37XEOQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Review
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ UK ed.
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.3 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472229984
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #10,537 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #48 in Parenting & Relationships (Kindle Store) #67 in Historical British & Irish Literature #177 in Women’s Historical Fiction
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