The Secrets We Left Behind - Softcover

Elliot-Wright, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471102351 ISBN 13: 9781471102356

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

She has built the perfect life: a husband who adores her, a daughter she is fiercely proud of, a home with warmth and love at its heart. But things were not always so good, and in order to get where she is today she has done things she can never admit. Then one winter's evening a phone call comes out of the blue. At the other end of the line is a voice from her past, the past she has tried so hard to hide. Scott knows who she really is and what she has done. But now he is dying and he gives her an ultimatum: either she goes to the police and confesses everything, or he will.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Elliot Wright grew up in Lewisham in south-east London. Before becoming a full-time writer, she did a number of different jobs, including civil servant, cleaner, dishwasher, journalist, and chef. She has an MA in writing from Sheffield Hallam University, where she is now an associate lecturer, and she lives in Sheffield with her husband. She is the author of The Things We Never Said and the Secrets We Left Behind. To find out more, visit her website: http:/www.susanelliotwright.co or follow her on Twitter @sewelliot.

Review:

"A riveting and vivid novel about a woman who is forced to examine her past. As the narration gracefully alternates between the contemporary and 1976, the reader is pulled deeper and deeper into the narrator’s world, the increasing sense of doom making this a book impossible to put down. Elliot Wright spins a powerful and haunting story where love and loss collide, where impulsive decisions change lives, and where redemption is hard earned." Ann Weisgarber, author of The Promise and The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

"Equal parts mystery and philosophical exploration, Wright’s second novel challenges readers with difficult questions about love and morality." Booklist

"This quiet, mournful book explores the ties between mothers and children and how the past reverberates into the present. ...Readers who relish literary novels with occasional twists will be absorbed by this story." Library Journal

"Skillfully shows the drama of youth and how growing wiser with age is not always easy. Susan Elliot Wright is a straightforward writer that embedded twists and turns in the story to keep the reader guessing." Portland Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1471102351
• ISBN 13: 9781471102356
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384