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A Mother's Secret
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Leaving Liverpool behind, Libby Andrews embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfound friend Suzy.
Amidst the bustling city streets, they find Libby's parents' cherished stall on Petticoat Lane has been taken over and run into the ground by Libby's conniving uncle.
Libby is determined to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her and with Suzy's support, she is able to bring the stall back to the way it used to be.
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- MerrilyW
- 28-03-2024
This is NOT a Katie Flyn success this time
I have enjoyed Katie Flynns books for a long time and LOVE Anne Dover narrations.
BUT this book was impossible to get into. The whole story seemed to be based on a long conversation between two girls in a milking shed very early on in the second chapter. The conversation covered a whole lot of background history and names that were hard to imagine who they were and where they fitted.
I gave up after two attempts to replay these first few chapters and understand the plot from there on. In the end I returned the book to Audible.
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