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The Mother's Secret
- Narrated by: Candida Gubbins, Claire Morgan, Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her children—even if it means telling a lie....
Sisters Georgie and Kate have always been close. Brought up by their mum Jan after the death of their father, this family of women have always been able to rely on each other.
Jan loves her daughters with all her heart. She knows some people think she’s an over-protective mother, but they didn’t know what she knows. She has always kept her girls close but now she can feel them slipping away.
Secrets have a nasty habit of refusing to stay hidden, and now Georgie and Kate are about to discover that while lies can cause pain, the truth could destroy them all.
Two beloved girls. The mother who adores him. The secret that could tear them apart.
Bestselling novelist Clare Swatman returns with a heart-breaking, devastating, but ultimately uplifting story about mothers, daughters and the bonds of love.