My Mother's Shadow: The gripping novel about a mother's shocking secret that changed everything

Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother. But when a stranger appears claiming to be her sister, she realises that her life so far has been a lie. But why? 'Intriguing, twisting... I loved it' Dinah Jefferies. 'A gripping family mystery told in lush, evocative prose' Erin Kelly. 'A well-written, intriguing read full of family secrets... Brilliant' Fabulous Perfect for fans of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate. Hartland House has always been a faithful keeper of secrets... 1958 . Sent to beautiful Hartland to be sheltered from her mother's illness, Liz spends the summer with the wealthy Shaw family. They treat Liz as one of their own, but their influence could be dangerous... Now . Addie believes she knows everything about her mother Elizabeth and their difficult relationship until her recent death. When a stranger appears claiming to be Addie's sister, she is stunned. Is everything she's been told about her early life a lie? How can you find the truth about the past if the one person who could tell you is gone? Addie must go back to that golden summer her mother never spoke of...and the one night that changed a young girl's life for ever. 'A compelling family story... Beautifully written and evokes vivid pictures of an English summer in the 1950s' Sheila O'Flanagan. 'Trembles with family secrets' Victoria Fox What readers are saying about My Mother's Shadow: 'One of the most enthralling, heartbreaking books that I have read in quite some time ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'The poignant storyline is deeply affecting . Definitely a book that is going to stay with me for a long time ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'So beautifully written . In places it made me laugh out loud and in other places it made me cry . Poignant ' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'I was hooked from beginning to end! Vivid characters and evocative scenes make this an enchanting read ' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars ' Stunning and emotional ' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'This novel absolutely blew me away ! I was left emotional and teary. It had me gripped from the start and is loaded with scenes that pull at the heartstrings ! I cannot recommend this novel enough ' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'A stunning read and I can't wait to read more from this author' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ...

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Vorwort

'A gripping family story told in lush, evocative prose' Erin Kelly, author of HE SAID SHE SAID

A perfect summer. A young woman in love. And a shocking secret kept for decades... For readers of BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate

Autorentext

Nikola Scott was born and raised in Germany and studied at university there. Having been obsessed with books from a young age, Nikola moved to New York City after her Master's degree to begin her first job in book publishing - a career in which she could fully indulge her love of fiction. She spent ten years working in publishing in New York and then in London, editing other people's books, before she decided to take the leap into becoming a full-time writer herself. She now lives in Germany with her husband.

MY MOTHER'S SHADOW is her debut novel.

Klappentext

MY MOTHER'S SHADOW by Nikola Scott is the enthralling, heartbreaking and mysterious story of a lost child, a mother's secret, and one golden summer that changed a woman's life for ever... If you love the novels of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore, you will love MY MOTHER'S SHADOW.

It is 1958. Elizabeth has been sent away from her London home to the beautiful Hartland House in Sussex. Over an idyllic summer by the coast, she grows close to the confident young Shaws, who treat her like one of their own. A lovely but innocent girl, Elizabeth is ready to fall in love - but her dreams are dangerously naïve.

Decades later, Elizabeth's daughter Addie is stunned when a stranger appears on her doorstep, claiming that they are sisters. Addie doesn't believe it. Until her beloved father admits that everything she's been told about her early life is a lie.

For Addie and her new sister Phoebe it's the beginning of an emotional journey back to a time of fallen women and domineering fathers, as they discover the extraordinary truth about how their lives began...