St. Martin's Press
February 2015
On Sale: February 10, 2015
Featuring: Grace Bradley; Neva Bradley; Floss
ISBN: 1250051894 EAN: 9781250051899 Kindle: B00LZLN262 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
"With empathy and keen insight, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the complex, lovely, and even heartbreaking relationships between mothers and daughters.โEmily Gifin
Three generations of women
Secrets in the present and from the past
A captivating tale of life, loss, and loveโฆ
Neva Bradley, a third-generation midwife, is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancyโincluding the identity of the babyโs fatherโ hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible. Her mother, Grace, finds it impossible to let this secret rest. The more Grace prods, the tighter Neva holds to her story, and the more the lifelong differences between private, quiet Neva and open, gregarious Grace strain their relationship. For Floss, Nevaโs grandmother and a retired midwife, Nevaโs situation thrusts her back sixty years in time to a secret that eerily mirrors her granddaughterโsโone which, if revealed, will have life-changing consequences for them all. As Nevaโs pregnancy progresses and speculation makes it harder and harder to conceal the truth, Floss wonders if hiding her own truth is ultimately more harmful than telling it. Will these women reveal their secrets and deal with the inevitable consequences? Or are some secrets best kept hidden?
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