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On her deathbed, Peggy’s adoptive mother reveals a photo of two women, one of which is Peggy’s birth mother. Peggy sets off to discover the truth after identifying one of the women as celebrated actress Louise Baker. The Lost Mother is set over two timelines. We have Peggy’s journey for the truth in the 1950s […]

Danni’s difficult relationship with her mother Diana worsens when her mum is diagnosed with dementia and breast cancer. Diana reveals that she had a stillborn son but is convinced he didn’t really die. Is this her mental deterioration or the truth…? My Mother’s Secret is a very emotional book that centres around family dynamics. Danni […]

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The Things We Don’t Say is a painting by groundbreaking modernist artist Patrick Adams. The only portrait he ever painted of someone he knew. The sitter was the love of his life, Emma Temple. Now aged 90, Emma cherishes Patrick’s memory so is devastated when an art dealer claims that it was in fact painted […]

  Vivien and Ashton have been married just 6 months. The perfect wedding and the perfect couple. But Vivien’s friends and therapist soon suspect that there are secrets in the marriage when bruises start to appear on Vivien… The Newlyweds is an intriguing book with a mystery at its heart. From the start, I had […]