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The Secret Sister

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TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST. _______________________________________________ Wales, 1943. Sara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband doesn't return from war. But he was never the kind husband she hoped for. And now she's stuck with her cruel mother-in-law on the family farm. Sara must do what is best for her young son. So she leaves the farm for the safety of her sister's home. Despite herself, she begins to notice Carlo, an Italian prisoner of war. Longing looks soon turn into love letters and a connection neither of them can sever. But fraternization between the prisoners and local women are forbidden. As their love grows, so does the danger all around them . . . Twenty-five years later, their daughter holds her father's hand as he takes his last breath and whispers a name: Giulietta. But who is Giulietta, and who are the young woman and baby in an old photograph? The secrets of the past collide as the family are shaken to their very core, forced to revisit memories they'd rather forget to uncover the truth. Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Barbara Davis, Karen Swan, Amanda Weinburg or Anita Chapman.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781781895481
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 348
  • Published:
  • August 23, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 127x21x203 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 419 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: January 1, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of The Secret Sister

TRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST.
_______________________________________________
Wales, 1943.
Sara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband doesn't return from war. But he was never the kind husband she hoped for. And now she's stuck with her cruel mother-in-law on the family farm.
Sara must do what is best for her young son. So she leaves the farm for the safety of her sister's home.
Despite herself, she begins to notice Carlo, an Italian prisoner of war. Longing looks soon turn into love letters and a connection neither of them can sever.
But fraternization between the prisoners and local women are forbidden. As their love grows, so does the danger all around them . . .
Twenty-five years later, their daughter holds her father's hand as he takes his last breath and whispers a name: Giulietta.
But who is Giulietta, and who are the young woman and baby in an old photograph?
The secrets of the past collide as the family are shaken to their very core, forced to revisit memories they'd rather forget to uncover the truth.
Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Barbara Davis, Karen Swan, Amanda Weinburg or Anita Chapman.

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