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The Secret Sister

Jan Baynham

The Secret Sister

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August 24, 2023
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and raced through to find out how it ended!
Goodreads reviewer - LJ

Synopsis

TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST.

Wales, 1943.

Sara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband doesn't return from war. But he was never the kind husband she hoped for. And now she's stuck with her cruel mother-in-law on the family farm.

Sara must do what is best for her young son. So she leaves the farm for the safety of her sister's home.

Despite herself, she begins to notice Carlo, an Italian prisoner of war. Longing looks soon turn into love letters and a connection neither of them can sever.

But fraternization between the prisoners and local women are forbidden. As their love grows, so does the danger all around them . . .

Twenty-five years later, their daughter holds her father's hand as he takes his last breath and whispers a name: Giulietta.

But who is Giulietta, and who are the young woman and baby in an old photograph?

The secrets of the past collide as the family are shaken to their very core, forced to revisit memories they'd rather forget to uncover the truth.

Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Barbara Davis, Karen Swan, Amanda Weinburg or Anita Chapman.

Product Information

Number of pages
348
Publisher
Choc Lit
#ISBN
Number of pages
9781781895481
Date of Publication
August 24, 2023
Format
Paperback
Weight
376
g
Dimensions
x
20.3
x
12.7
cm

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I simply loved reading this book. l couldn’t put it down. You just want to know what comes next is belissimo, truly.
Goodreads reviewer - PER
Have enjoyed all the previous books by this amazingly gifted author and this was no exception. The best story yet and full of brilliant descriptive writing that puts you very much in the heart of the various locations. I thought the ending was excellent and very emotional.
Goodreads reviewer - A

About the author

Jan Baynham

Fascinated by family secrets and ‘skeletons lurking in cupboards’, Jan’s dual narrative, dual timeline novels explore how decisions and actions made by family members from one generation impact on the lives of the next. Her first three novels look at the bond between mothers and daughters as well as forbidden love. Setting and a sense of place plays an important part in all Jan’s stories and as well as her native mid-Wales, there is always a contrasting location - Greece, Sicily and northern France. Her next books will involve secrets and sibling relationships; the first set in 1943 and 1968 takes the reader back to beautiful Sicily where two sisters work together to prove their father’s innocence of a wrongdoing.

Originally from mid-Wales, Jan lives in Cardiff with her husband.

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