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Set in the 1930's, the new novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Adele Talbot is twelve when her younger sister is killed in a road accident in London's Kings Cross, and her mother Rose so devastated by the loss begins to abuse her. Adele is sent to a children's home in Tunbridge Wells, but soon runs away to trace her grandmother- Honour who she has discovered lives in Sussex. But Honour is a bitter, eccentric woman who is not best pleased to see her grandaughter. Eventually the two forge some sort of bond and Honour allows Adele to stay. When Adele meets…

Интригующий женский роман. Жизнь Адель тяжела и безрадостна. Столкнувшись с ненавистью близких, она ищет убежища в приюте, но вскоре бежит и оттуда... Проходит время, и из гадкого утенка Адель превращается в красавицу. Встреча с Майклом дарит ей первую любовь. Уже назначена помолвка, но... судьба готовит им тяжелые испытания. Ведь, как известно, каждое семейство скрывает свои секреты... И порой они оказываются такими шокирующими, что устоять перед этим натиском помогает ТОЛЬКО ЛЮБОВЬ...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Secrets by Lesley Pearse, read by Sophie Ablett. Without her mother she is alone in the world.... Twelve-year-old Adele is placed in a bleak, cruel children's home after a family tragedy drives her mother to madness. But when trust is betrayed Adele has no choice but to run away.... Alone and friendless, she heads for Sussex to seek out the grandmother she has never known. However the journey, without food or shelter, leaves her desperately ill. Surrounded by the beautiful Rye Marshes, Adele is nursed back to health. Can she now dream of a new life? But what will happen when her…