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A Hidden Life

Adele Geras

A will, changed at the eleventh hour, leaves a family cut through with conflict, secrets and betrayals

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When Constance Barrington dies, she leaves behind a wealthy estate and a complex family network. But when the whole family gathers to hear her last will and testament, they are in for a terrible shock. Constance - possessed of a long memory and a spiteful disposition - altered her will shortly before her death. The new provisions are far from fair; some benefit hugely and others hardly at all. Constance's granddaughter, Louise, is bequeathed the copyright for her late grandfather's novels (barely remembered, long-since out of print and valuable only as a reminder of the man she loved). It is a paltry inheritance and one that comes to symbolise the inequity at the heart of the Barrington family.

Soon, old family feuds and long-hidden resentments come to the surface - and with them, secrets start to emerge. But it is through Louise's inheritance - those dusty, long-forgotten books - that the most explosive secret of all will come to light, bringing with it a very different future for her and the rest of the family.

 

'This book is a great read for the end of the summer holidays'

Melanie Whitehouse

DAILY EXPRESS

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A Hidden Life

Buy A Hidden Life from Amazon
£12.99
Hardback
352 pages
234 x 153 mm
ISBN-10: 0752872583
ISBN-13: 9780752872582
Publication: August 2007
'a hidden life' is also available in paperback format
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