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The Secret

The Number One Best-Selling Author of The Letter

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The Secret

By: Kathryn Hughes
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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The best-selling author returns with her second novel, The Secret - a beautiful, tear-jerking novel which will be cherished by all those thousands of fans who lost their hearts to The Letter.

From the Number One best-selling author of The Letter comes The Secret - a heart-breaking novel of tragedy, hope and second chances. Fans of Jojo Moyes and Amanda Prowse will love the moving human drama of Kathryn Hughes.

Mary has been nursing a secret.

Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear.

Beth is searching for answers. She has never known the truth about her parentage, but finding out could be the lifeline her sick child so desperately needs. When Beth finds a faded newspaper cutting amongst her mother's things, she realises the key to her son's future lies in her own past. She must go back to where it all began to unlock...the Secret.

©2016 Kathryn Hughes (P)2016 Headline Publishing Group Limited Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Women's Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking
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This is the second Kathryn Hughes book I have read and I can’t wait to read The Key. The characters were well developed and seemed real as you are drawn into their lives. I will, however, always wonder how the pub caught fire. 😀 Once again a brilliant performance by Rachel Atkins.

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I purchased this title after listening to The Letter, by the same author. I can't say which I enjoyed more, as they're quite different, but both thoroughly enjoyable. I think both would make good movies. The Secret is a beautifully woven story, which really moved me, numerous times. Well narrated, very engaging, and highly recommended.

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