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The Secret Child

By: Kerry Fisher
Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey
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'Just for a moment, I was young and invincible again, back before I made the decision that changed the rest of my life....'

Susie did something that she knows she will always regret: giving her baby son up for adoption, to keep her infidelity secret from her family. Louise, Susie's daughter, feels the effects of that decision echoing down through the years - her mother has always been difficult, too strict with her but not strict enough with her sister, Grace, who is wild and out of control. And Danny, Susie's husband, adores her but has always sensed something wrong at the heart of their marriage.

When tragedy strikes the family, and a chance discovery threatens to bring the truth to light, the sisters' relationship is put to the test as they are faced with an impossible choice.

From the best-selling author of The Silent Wife, The Secret Child is a heartbreaking novel about family secrets and lies. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Jojo Moyes and Diane Chamberlain.

©2018 Kerry Fisher (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Women's Fiction Marriage Adoption Heartfelt

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I really enjoyed this book, easy to listen to, great story, one of those cant put down cause I need to know the ending...

Easy good feeling read

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I really enjoyed this book showing the personal agony of giving a child up for adoption and how damaging secrets are within families. Good pace. Great read. Could stop listening.

Excellent

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I have loved listening to another of Kerry’s fantastic stories. So well written and I can’t wait to find out what happens but equally don’t want to finish the book. The narration by Emma is fantastic too. Looking forward to my next Kerry book.

Oscars mum

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I really enjoyed listening to this book. It really makes you think about how life experiences can shape everything you do and how it affects other people without them understanding why.

I kept listening as I wanted to know how it ended and listened to it within 24 hours. It made me laugh and cry.

Very thought provoking

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The title says it all, but the title is also suggests it being a bit chick lit cheesy.

The book was far from cheesy and Kerry Fisher has really done well to understand and write about so much human emotions from different eras.

She wrote about the charscters so personally, showing what we will do to protect our children and how we sometimes get it wrong, However we can embrace and learn from it too.

Lastly the narration was first class, each voice different and easy in the ear. By the end of the book I felt I have known this family for years .

The truth will out

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