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My Mother's Secret

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My Mother's Secret

By: Julia Roberts
Narrated by: Clare Kissane
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"They told me he died, but I never believed them. I’d have known," she says, her voice little more than a whisper and her eyes searching mine. "A mother would know if her child died, wouldn’t she?"

The phone call comes in the middle of the night, rousing Danni from her safe, warm bed. The police have found her mother Diana wandering along the main road, miles from her house, confused and lost.

Danni races to her mother’s side, but when she arrives, as always, her mother doesn’t seem to care. "Go away, Danni," she says. "I don’t want you."

When she was a child, Danni would lie awake at night wondering what she had done to make her mother so cold. Now, she is determined to put the past behind them and make Diana as happy as she can in the time they have left.

But as some of Diana’s memories are slipping away, others are forcing their way to the surface. One night Diana breaks down in tears and reveals her heartbreaking secret. Years before Danni was born, there was another baby who never got to see the world. Now there is one last thing Danni can do for her mother. She will find her brother’s resting place, and bring Diana some peace.

But good intentions can have unexpected consequences, and soon Danni’s life will be changed forever. Are some secrets best left buried?

A completely heartbreaking and compelling story of families, secrets, and the fierce love between mothers and children. Fans of Amanda Prowse, Ali Mercer, and Jodi Picoult will smile through their tears.

©2021 Julia Roberts (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Emotionally Gripping
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Reasonable storyline but a bit too ‘nice’ for me. I prefer a bit of grit to the main character!

Ok. A nice story

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This read was amazing thankyou Julia and the voice of the lady that narrated the book voice was so fitting for her character ❤

Brilliant

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I was getting into the story and starting to enjoy it but was by frustrated by the narrator. She reads quite slowly and pauses in the middle of a sentence. It's confusing and annoying, She puts stress on words unnecessarily, I'm surprised it was allowed. I noticed in chapter 12 particularly one of these pauses led to disconnect in the storyline. It happened in earlier chapters too but by chapter 12 I was fed up as I'd invested time in this book. Don't know if I got a dodgy copy but I'm returning the book. Would prefer to read the kindle or paperback version.

Disappointing narration and gaps in editing

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