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My Mother's Secret
- Author
- Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrator
- Aoife McMahon
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 2 July 2015
- Run Time
- 12 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When Steffie helps her two siblings organize a surprise wedding anniversary party for their parents her only worry is whether they'll be pleased. What she doesn't know is this is the day that her whole world will be turned upside down.
Jenny wants to be able to celebrate her ruby anniversary with the man she loves, but for forty years she has kept a secret. A secret that she can't bear to hide any longer. But is it ever the right time to hurt the people closest to you?
As the entire family gather to toast the happy couple, they're expecting a day to remember. The trouble is, it's not going to be for the reasons they imagined...
(P)2015 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Critics Review
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One of our best storytellers
Irish Mail on Sunday
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Densely packed with vivid detail . . . Warm and reassuringly earthy
Irish Independent
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Exploring family relationships, which this bestselling author does so well, it's a good holiday read
Choice magazine
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A simmering pot waiting for the secrets to explode out of it!
Escapades of a Bookworm
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Details
- Author
- Sheila O'Flanagan
- Narrator
- Aoife McMahon
- Duration
- 12 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 July 2015
- ISBN
- 9781472210746
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Family life fiction / Stories about family, Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Synopsis
Sheila O'Flanagan's MY MOTHER'S SECRET is a thought-provoking and unputdownable novel about a family reeling from the news that nothing about their parents' marriage is what they believed it to be. A wonderful read perfect for fans of Veronica Henry and Lisa Jewell.When Steffie helps her two siblings organize a surprise wedding anniversary party for their parents her only worry is whether they'll be pleased. What she doesn't know is this is the day that her whole world will be turned upside down.Jenny wants to be able to celebrate her ruby anniversary with the man she loves, but for forty years she has kept a secret. A secret that she can't bear to hide any longer. But is it ever the right time to hurt the people closest to you?As the entire family gather to toast the happy couple, they're expecting a day to remember. The trouble is, it's not going to be for the reasons they imagined...(P)2015 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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