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  • Published: 23 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781405951357
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

Deception




The enthralling new novel from the 10-million-copy, No. 1 bestselling author

After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus who claims to be her father and served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously.

What does he hope to gain telling her this now, thirty years on? How can her adored Ralph not be her true father? And why did her mother betray her so badly?

She had accepted Sally's many faults, and reluctance to never speak of the past. But faced with this deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother.

Whatever the cost.

  • Published: 23 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9781405951357
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400

About the author

Lesley Pearse

Lesley Pearse was brought up in South London in various orphanages from the age of three. She learned about the Soho club scene and the music business during the Sixties with the late John Pritchard. Her novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Lesley has three daughters and three grandchildren and lives in Bristol.

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