The Secret: Heartbreaking historical fiction, inspired by real events, of a mother's love for her child from the global bestselling author
Jul 2016 · Hachette UK
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From the #1 bestselling author of The Memory Box comes The Secret - a powerful, twisting novel that you won't be able to put down.
'Gripping' Good Housekeeping
'I lost a day of my life to this book, I simply could not put it down!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'This is one of the BEST BOOKS I have ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
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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.
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What readers are saying about the unputdownable stories of Kathryn Hughes:
'The twist made me gasp! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
'I absolutely loved this book. Devoured it in a few days. I eagerly await more of Kathryn Hughes' books. I will be first in line. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
'Get set to be hooked' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A page-turner from the beginning' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I cried buckets of tears reading it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A beautifully told, tragic tale' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Gripping' Good Housekeeping
'I lost a day of my life to this book, I simply could not put it down!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'This is one of the BEST BOOKS I have ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
_______
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.
_______
What readers are saying about the unputdownable stories of Kathryn Hughes:
'The twist made me gasp! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
'I absolutely loved this book. Devoured it in a few days. I eagerly await more of Kathryn Hughes' books. I will be first in line. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
'Get set to be hooked' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A page-turner from the beginning' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I cried buckets of tears reading it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A beautifully told, tragic tale' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Ratings and reviews
4.5
63 reviews
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July 25, 2017
A weekend read: not brilliantly written, but keeps you reading so as to answer the questions.
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Purva Tamhankar
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October 10, 2017
Bad story, no grip over plot.. I have no idea why I even finished it
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Julie Taylor
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October 2, 2016
Great story. I loved the references to Blackpool and the 70s which brought many happy memories back to me. Very enjoyable.
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About the author
Kathryn Hughes was born in Altrincham, near Manchester. After completing a secretarial course, Kathryn met her husband and they married in Canada. For twenty-nine years they ran a business together, raised two children and travelled when they could to places such as India, Singapore, South Africa and New Zealand. Kathryn and her family now make their home in a village near Manchester.
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