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  • Published: 16 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804945094
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $26.00

A Secret in the Family




From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Nancy Revell. This is her second novel in the compelling Cuthford Manor series.

'An epic follow-up to the bestselling Shipyard Girls series' Peterborough Telegraph
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1945, Sunderland. Ida Boulter makes the heart-wrenching decision to leave her five children behind as she escapes her husband and moves to London to start afresh with the love of her life.

1953, County Durham. Ida’s children have since built a new life in the beautiful home of Cuthford Manor – looked after by their eldest sibling Angie and her husband.

But their world is about to be rocked once again when their mother turns up out of the blue for the first time in eight years.

She has come back bearing a secret she can no longer keep from her family.

Will telling the truth cause more harm than good?

Only their love for one another will carry them through the turbulent times ahead.
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Readers love Nancy Revell:

'This was so worth waiting for'
'An unforgettable story'
'Nancy is a fantastic storyteller'
'A great read and a superb writer'
'Everything I expected and more'
'This book held me from beginning to end'
'So looking forward to the next one'
'Wow. What an amazing read!'
'Just brilliant!'

Praise for Nancy Revell:

'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' Northern Echo
'Stirring and heartfelt storytelling' Peterborough Evening Telegraph
‘A well-written story with vivid characters’ Anna Jacobs
‘An uplifting read with a very satisfying conclusion’ Rosie Goodwin

  • Published: 16 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804945094
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Nancy Revell

Nancy Revell is the author of the Shipyard Girls series, which is set in the north-east of England during World War II.

She is a former journalist who worked for all the national newspapers, providing them with hard-hitting news stories and in-depth features. Nancy also wrote amazing and inspirational true life stories for just about every woman’s magazine in the country.

When she first started writing the Shipyard Girls series, Nancy relocated back to her hometown of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, along with her husband, Paul, and their English bull mastiff, Rosie. They now live just a short walk away from the beautiful award-winning beaches of Roker and Seaburn, within a mile of where the books are set.

The subject is particularly close to Nancy’s heart as she comes from a long line of shipbuilders, who were well known in the area.

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