Summary
Louise Widdows has never been happy in her marriage. From a generation where the woman’s role was one of support and supplication, she provided both in exchange for a secure roof over her head. But her facade of gentility disguises two secrets: a child born in adultery and given away at birth, and a small inheritance she has always kept hidden. But then events align in her favour: her husband abruptly leaves her, and the father of her illegitimate son dies, allowing her the possibility of fin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751552096 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751552097 |
| Author: | Margaret Yorke |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 164mm x 21mm |
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Yorke has an extraordinary feel for the passions that lurk beneath unremarkable facades
Yorke has an extraordinary feel for the passions that lurk beneath unremarkable facades - Sunday Times
The mistress of the skilfully spun suspense novel … her quiet, unemphatic style of narrative makes the story a compelling read - Sunday TelegraphMargaret Yorke’s talent for scratching below the placid surface of people and places to reveal anguish and wickedness is matchless - Daily TelegraphThis is a compelling and unsettling read. The sort of book that makes you check your locks before going to bed - Daily MailAbout The Author
Margaret Yorke
Margaret Yorke was awarded the 1999 Cartier Diamond Dagger for her outstanding contribution to the crime fiction genre. She was a past chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association and the author of over 50 novels. She died in November 2012.
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