Friday, January 31, 2020

The Secret Mother

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Synopsis (from Amazon):  'Are you my mummy?’

Tessa Markham returns home to find a child in her kitchen. He thinks she’s his mother. But Tessa doesn’t have any children. 

Not anymore.

She doesn’t know who the little boy is or how he got there. 

After contacting the police, Tessa is suspected of taking the mystery child. Her whole life is turned upside down. And then her husband reveals a secret of his own…

Tessa isn’t sure what to believe or who to trust. Because someone is lying. To find out who, she must confront her painful past. But is the truth more dangerous than Tessa realizes? 


One (or more) Sentence Summary:  Oh My Gosh!  What a great book.  Totally unexpected beginning, middle and end!  Super fast read that kept me up all night because I couldn't put it down. Great, great book!

Would I Read Other Books by the Author: This was the first book by Shalini Boland the I have read and it will not be the last one.  I am so happy I found a new author!



Shalini Boland is a USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers The Girl from the SeaThe Best FriendThe Millionaire's Wife, and The Child Next Door. Shalini lives in Dorset, England with her husband, two children, and their cheeky terrier mix. Before kids, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing as a singer/songwriter, but now she spends her days writing suspense thrillers in between school runs and endless baskets of laundry. She is also the author of two bestselling young adult series as well as a children's World War II novel with a time-travel twist.


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