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With empathy and keen insight, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the complex, lovely, and even heartbreaking relationships between mothers and daughters.--Emily GiffinThree generations of women Secrets in the present and from the pastA captivating tale of life, loss, and loveNeva Bradley, a third-generation midwife, is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy--including the identity of the babys father-- 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, Nevas grandmother and a retired midwife, Nevas situation thrusts her back sixty years in time to a secret that eerily mirrors her granddaughters--one which, if revealed, will have life-changing consequences for them all.
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Sally Hepworth is the bestselling author of The Secrets of Midwives (2015) , The Things We Keep (2016) The Mother's Promise (2017) , The Family Next Door (2018) , The Mother In Law (April 2019) , The Good Sister (April 2021) and The Younger Wife (April 2022) . Hollywood actress and producer, Amy Poehler, has optioned The Mother In Law for a TV series.Sally's books have been labelled "enchanting" by The Herald Sun, "smart and engaging" by Publisher's Weekly, and New York Times bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Emily Giffin have praised Sally's novels as "women's fiction at its finest" and "totally absorbing". Sally's novels are available worldwide in English and have been translated into 10 languages.?Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children.
