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A Hidden Life

By: Adele Geras
Narrated by: Maggie Mash
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 When Constance Barrington dies, she leaves behind a wealthy estate and a complex family network. But when the whole family gathers to hear her last will and testament, they are in for a terrible shock.

Constance - possessed of a long memory and a spiteful disposition - altered her will shortly before her death. The new provisions are far from fair; some benefit hugely and others hardly at all.

Constance's granddaughter, Louise, is bequeathed the copyright for her late grandfather's novels (barely remembered, long-since out of print and valuable only as a reminder of the man she loved). It is a paltry inheritance and one that comes to symbolise the inequity at the heart of the Barrington family.

Soon, old family feuds and long-hidden resentments come to the surface - and with them, secrets start to emerge. But it is through Louise's inheritance - those dusty, long-forgotten books - that the most explosive secret of all will come to light, bringing with it a very different future for her and the rest of the family.

©2007 Adele Geras (P)2008 WF Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance

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I bought this book because I had enjoyed two other of her books so much (I read them twice).It came up to expectations and I shall listen to it again sometime.

Marianne

As good as her others

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I love the work of Adele Geras, especially her books for children. However, this story feels dated in its characterisation and for me there is no sympathetic character to identify with. Sex comes in all shapes and sizes and positions and seems pivotal to the well being of all the pairings. Men to love are thick on the ground for the young, naive and slightly irritating heroine. There are better family sagas.

Excellent reader

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