The Secret

by Elizabeth Gill

A compelling new saga from a well-loved author - 1944, London. A young man is killed in an air-raid, leaving a wife and two children and a secret. Ailsa, Margaret and Luke are persuaded by Jamie's brother to return to his hometown where, despite their grief, they find a new life. Durham, 1917. Returning home from the Great War, Allan Jamieson is a changed man. His best friend Jake is changed, too, grieving for his beloved wife who died in childbirth whilst he was away fighting . . .

200 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2006

About the author

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Elizabeth, formerly a journalist and house journal editor, has a daughter Katy and lives in Durham City. She began writing at four and had a poem published at twelve and a short story accepted at age twenty. Her first book was published when she was thirty and subsequently has had a total of 40 novels published.

Reviews

[mois reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

The grays

When Jamie Gray died his wife ailsa moved to the north east with her children but things didn't go as planned 5 stars

[Lori Flint · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an engaging novel, though slightly more English Novel of Manners than I expected. Given that I only read enough of the dust jacket to determine if I might like it, however, that's not surprising. All that said, I enjoyed it more than I might have thought I would have had I known more about it.

[Robynne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I almost quit reading this book after the first chapter...after all, who wants to read a book about a man who's cheating on his wife, hates his kids, etc.? But it turned out to be a pretty good book, with many redeeming qualities.

[Keela · Rating 2 out of 5]

I grabbed this book off the shelf at the library, read the jacket and decided to read it. I was hoping it didn't have anything to do with adultry, but it was. I kept reading it because of the 4 characters that were children. I wanted to see how their lives evolved. The ending left me smiling.

[LESLEY HEDISON · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

was a very good story down to earth, is there a second book,surely it doesnt finish here, too mush story left yet