Secrets

Secrets

by Lesley Pearse (Author)

Synopsis

Secrets is the latest in a long line of hits from Lesley Pearse, bestselling author. Without her mother she is alone in the world...Twelve-year-old Adele is placed in a bleak, cruel children's home after a family tragedy drives her mother insane. But when the owner betrays her trust Adele has no choice but to run away. Alone and friendless, she heads for Sussex, to seek out the grandmother she has never known. However the journey, without food or shelter, leaves her desperately ill. Surrounded by the beautiful Rye Marshes, Adele is nursed back to health. Can she now dream of a new life? But what will happen when her mother reappears, bearing shocking family secrets? Lesley Pearse, author of the UK and international best-sellers Hope and Charlie, explores a tangled web of family secrets and past transgressions through the eyes of the unforgettable Adele in her compelling novel Secrets. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Susan Lewis novel won't be able to put this down. Praise for Lesley Pearse: "With characters it is impossible not to care about...this is storytelling at its very best." (Daily Mail). "Lose yourself in this epic saga." (Bella). "An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry." (Woman's Weekly).

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: Re-issue
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 12 Nov 2009

ISBN 10: 0141046074
ISBN 13: 9780141046075

Media Reviews
It's 1930, and Secrets tells the tale of one girl caught in family mystery, a struggle against cruelty, and a quest for love . . . * from the publisher's description *
With characters it is impossible not to care about, this is storytelling at its very best * Daily Mail *
An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry * Woman's Weekly *
Author Bio
Lesley Pearse was told as a child that she had too much imagination for her own good. When she grew up she worked her way through a number of jobs, including nanny, bunny girl, dressmaker and full-time mother, before, at the age of forty-nine, settling upon a career that would allow her gifts to blossom: she became a published writer. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and three grandchildren. Find out more about Lesley and keep up to date with what she's been doing: Follow her on Twitter @LesleyPearse Follow her on Facebook @LesleyPearseAuthor Sign up for her newsletter www.lesleypearse.com