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From the internationally bestselling author who combines the warmth of Maeve Binchy with the emotion of Kristin Hannah comes a heartwarming novel about a mother and her daughter caught in an intricate web of secrets.On a crystal clear Mediterranean day, Briony McAllister sits playing with her four-year-old daughter Katie while she waits for her mother Valerie to join them. Valerie has recently moved to a picturesque town in southern Spain to forget her turbulent past and find the peace that has always eluded her. But Briony and Valerie's relationship is about to change.
As Briony studies an old photo album from a box in her mother's new home, a letter falls to the ground. "My Darling Briony," it begins. Reading the words that follow, Briony is seized with a stunning realization: her mother lied about what happened to her beloved grandmother Tessa all those years ago, denying Briony the very relationship Valerie now enjoys with Katie. It is just the beginning of a series of discoveries that revisits a complex past--and changes forever the lives of three generations of women.
A brilliantly woven tapestry of secrets, betrayals, and sacrifices, this riveting tale of family bonds puts Patricia Scanlan's legendary storytelling talents on display as never before.
As Briony studies an old photo album from a box in her mother's new home, a letter falls to the ground. "My Darling Briony," it begins. Reading the words that follow, Briony is seized with a stunning realization: her mother lied about what happened to her beloved grandmother Tessa all those years ago, denying Briony the very relationship Valerie now enjoys with Katie. It is just the beginning of a series of discoveries that revisits a complex past--and changes forever the lives of three generations of women.
A brilliantly woven tapestry of secrets, betrayals, and sacrifices, this riveting tale of family bonds puts Patricia Scanlan's legendary storytelling talents on display as never before.
ISBN:9781471110771
