Summary
Secrets: A Novel of Love, Loss, and Resilience
Set in the 1930s, this classic novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl’s struggle against cruelty and her quest for love.
Twelve-year-old Adele Talbot’s unhappy mother, Rose, succumbs to madness after a family tragedy, and Adele is placed in a bleak children’s home. But when her trust is betrayed, she runs away, hoping to find her grandmother in Sussex.
By the time she does so, Adele is de…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141046075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141046074 |
| Author: | Lesley Pearse |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 34mm |
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It’s 1930, and Secrets tells the tale of one girl caught in family mystery, a struggle against cruelty, and a quest for love … – from the publisher’s description
It’s 1930, and Secrets tells the tale of one girl caught in family mystery, a struggle against cruelty, and a quest for love … * from the publisher’s description *With characters it is impossible not to care about, this is storytelling at its very best * Daily Mail *An emotional and moving epic you won’t forget in a hurry * Woman’s Weekly *
About The Author
Lesley Pearse
Lesley Pearse was told as a child that she had too much imagination for her own good. When she grew up she worked her way through a number of jobs, including nanny, bunny girl, dressmaker and full-time mother, before, at the age of forty-nine, settling upon a career that would allow her gifts to blossom- she became a published writer. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and four grandchildren.
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