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The Secret Sister
- Author
- Jan Baynham
- Narrator
- Deryn Edwards
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 21 September 2023
- Run Time
- 11 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 a connection neither of them can sever.
But fraternization is 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.
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.
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Details
- Author
- Jan Baynham
- Narrator
- Deryn Edwards
- Duration
- 11 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 September 2023
- ISBN
- 9781399166621
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
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 a connection neither of them can sever. But fraternization is 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. 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.
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