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The Secret Wife

By: Gill Paul
Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Thomas Judd
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The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience.

2016. Kitty, fleeing from a devastating revelation in her own life, finds herself at her great-grandfather’s cabin in Lake Akanabee. There she discovers a gorgeous necklace, which leads her uncover to long-buried family secret.

1914. Tatiana, Grand Princess of Russia, falls in love with Dmitri, a Russian solider, as she nurses him back to health. The world is an uncertain place, especially for the Romanov family, and as their romance plays out the world as they know it rapidly crumbles around them.

The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience.

©2016 Gill Paul (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers 20th Century Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Romance War & Military Women's Fiction War Military

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Critic reviews

"A marvellous moving adventure, full of vivid colour and atmospheric detail. If you loved Poldark you'll love this!" (Lulu Taylor)
"Like Vanity Fair crossed with Poldark...Stunning epic." (Claudia Carroll)
"A terrific adventure story, full of romance and atmospheric detail - a great escapist read." (Liz Trenow)
"No Place for a Lady is a gripping historical read about two sisters caught up in the Crimean War: one a young bride following her soldier husband, the other her sister who signs up as a nurse to try and rescue her sister. It's a story of love, both romantic and sibling, against a backdrop of a vividly created historical setting, with an ending which is at once uplifting and heartbreaking I couldn't put it down." (Julia Williams)
"A galloping good story." (Natasha McEnroe, director of the Florence Nightingale Museum)
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Loved it from start to finish. Great story, well told. now in just sorry it's finished!

So enjoyable!

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loved it and in the end I wished it had been true as it was so well written and was plausible.

Fabulous story. I found it difficult to put down.

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I always love history but find it hard to concentrate on holiday. However this book was excellent and could not stop listening to it. Loved the way it jump from 1910 + to 2016. I can highly recommend it

Very enjoyable

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I have never enjoyed a book as much as this one, loved every moment. Worth the listen. Excellent narrator also.

Excellent

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Not only a novel but a lesson on Russian history. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Entranced

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Lovely story even through the pain dvd heartache. Loved this book so very much. Recommend

Love story unlike any other

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a fantastic with great narration. It was well written. It's hard to put down and a must to finish

a fantastic story

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This was a fascinating book, based largely on truth but cleverly interwoven into a modern day sub plot.
I learnt a lot about the Russian Revolution without it being too 'biographical'.
The first part is very much romantic historical but the second part left me desperate to read more as the book moved forward in time and the mystery developed, leaving me wondering how it was going to link the sub plot with the main story - and with real life events.
Very clever

History / drama / romance / mystery - it's got it all

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This is wonderful, I don’t want to give anything away so all I shall say is you must read/ listen to The secret wife it’s beautifully written and I couldn’t put it down

Couldn’t put it down

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Best book I've read in the last year, now I need to find something to replace it

Beautifully written, tear jerking love story loosely based on true accounts

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