The new No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the master storyteller, Josephine Cox.

Family secrets can weigh the heaviest...

Although she's surrounded by a loving family, Marie is lonely. The secret she has been carrying for many years is a burden - it's telling could ruin the lives of those she loves most.

Marie's granddaughter, Cathy, is a cheerful young woman and in the first flush of love. Her grandmother's secret will not only change Cathy's future but rewrite her past.

Sister-in-law Beth seems to have a happy life and a good
marriage but behind closed doors she's heartbreakingly sad. Will she be brave enough to speak out and run away?

These three women are at the beginning of a journey - one that will change their lives forever.

No. 1 Bestseller of family drama

About the Author

Josephine Cox was born in a cotton-mill house in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University. She was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home, but she went into teaching - and started to write her first full-length novel. Her strong, gritty stories are taken from the tapestry of life.

Reviews

'Family secrets threaten to ruin everything in this beautiful tale of love and sadness' Woman's Own

'This latest novel from Josephine Cox gets straight to the heart of family life . . . Cox pulls at the heartstrings' Lovereading

Book Information
ISBN 9780007420032
Author Josephine Cox
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 280g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 25mm