The Forgotten Secret
A country at war
It’s the summer of 1919 and Ellen O’Brien has her whole life ahead of her. Young, in love and leaving home for her first job, the future seems full of shining possibility. But war is brewing and before long Ellen and everyone around her are swept up by it. As Ireland is torn apart by the turmoil, Ellen finds herself facing the ultimate test of love and loyalty.
And a long-buried secret
A hundred years later and Clare Farrell has inherited a dilapidated old farmhouse in County Meath. Seizing the chance to escape her unhappy marriage she strikes out on her own for the first time, hoping the old building might also provide clues to her family’s shadowy history. As she sets out to put the place – and herself – back to rights, she stumbles across a long-forgotten hiding place, with a clue to a secret that has lain buried for decades.
For fans of Kate Morton and Gill Paul comes an unforgettable novel about two women fighting for independence.
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Well that was something special. I absolutely adored this book and found it a compelling and touching story. The writing was warm and engaging and had me hooked from start to finish.
The narrative explores life from two different periods in time but as the story gently unfolds it becomes extremely clear that they share common ties with one another.
Irish history is not my strongest subject so I found the historical elements to the story fascinating and moving. I felt that Kathleen McGurl approached the information with a great deal of sensitivity and care to create a special piece of writing.
The two female protagonists were thoroughly engaging and I was swept away by both stories...I found that I couldn't read fast enough to find out what would happen next.
The Forgotten Secret is an emotional journey that will move you completely with its passionate embrace for hope and love. I wholeheartedly enjoyed this book and know it will stay with me for a long time to come.
Author Bio –
KATHLEEN MCGURL lives near the sea in Bournemouth, UK, with her husband and elderly tabby cat. She has two sons who are now grown-up and have left home. She began her writing career creating short stories, and sold dozens to women’s magazines in the UK and Australia. Then she got side-tracked onto family history research – which led eventually to writing novels with genealogy themes. She has always been fascinated by the past, and the ways in which the past can influence the present, and enjoys exploring these links in her novels.
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