Secrets - Softcover

Pearse, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405933380 ISBN 13: 9781405933384

Publisher: Penguin, 2017

Synopsis

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? This paperback book has 568 pages and measures: 18 x 11 x 3.4cm

About this title

Review:

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)

About the Author:

Lesley Pearse's novels have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and include, most recently, The Woman in the Wood, Dead to Me, Without a Trace, Survivor, Forgive Me and The Promise. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and four grandchildren.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1405933380
• ISBN 13: 9781405933384
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576