A Life of Secrets

Name: A Life of Secrets
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SKU: 9780749025007
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An uplifting story of betrayal and resilience

By Margaret Kaine

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Summary

In A Life of Secrets by Margaret Kaine, the story unfolds around a young woman's journey as she navigates the complexities of love and family against the backdrop of post-war England. As she delves into her past, she uncovers secrets that challenge her perceptions and shape her future. It's a poignant tale of discovery, redemption, and romance.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Trying to forget the tragedies of the Great War, Deborah Claremont focuses upon her staff agency. But social unrest and the attentions of two very different men threaten her peace.

Description

Deploring social injustice, Lady Deborah Claremont opens a staff agency, concealing the fact that she's a member of the aristocracy. But Deborah has become accustomed to keeping secrets. It began eight years ago in 1918 when her dashing French lieutenant was tragically killed.

Amid an undercurrent of social unrest and with the General Strike looming ahead, Deborah meets two very different men: handsome Theodore Field, MP, and the charismatic union firebrand Evan Morgan. Deborah is torn between her feelings for Theo and the magnetism between herself and Evan.

But then she is astounded by a mystery, one she is desperate to solve. And when its explosive secret is revealed, she discovers that she has been both manipulated and betrayed...

A Life of Secrets by Margaret Kaine is a captivating novel that explores themes of love, betrayal, and self-discovery in a time of social upheaval.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780749025007

Publisher: Allison & Busby

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 June 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Allison & Busby

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 384

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Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Romance Margaret Kaine Romance

About the Author

Born and educated in Stoke-on-Trent, Margaret Kaine now lives in Eastbourne. The Black Silk Purse is her second romantic historical novel set in the Edwardian era, following publication of Dangerous Decisions. Her debut novel, Ring of Clay, won the RNA New Writer's Award and the Society of Authors' Sagittarius Prize and was followed by a further six best-selling sagas set in the Potteries.

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