The Mother’s Secret: A heartbreaking but uplifting novel from the bestselling author of Before We Grow Old

There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her children - even if it means telling a lie…Sisters Georgie and Kate have always been close. Brought up by their mum Jan after the death of their father, this family of women have always been able to rely on each other.

Jan loves her daughters with all her heart. She knows some people think she’s an over-protective mother, but they didn’t know what she knows. She has always kept her girls close but now she can feel them slipping away.

Secrets have a nasty habit of refusing to stay hidden, and now Georgie and Kate are about to discover that while lies can cause pain, the truth could destroy them all.

Two beloved girls. The mother who adores him. The secret that could tear them apart.

Bestselling novelist Clare Swatman returns with a heart-breaking, devastating, but ultimately uplifting story about mothers, daughters and the bonds of love.

Praise for Clare Swatman:

‘Before We Grow Old is an unashamedly big, life-affirming, tear-jerking love story. Beautifully told, characters Fran and Will had me from the first page, and crying buckets by the last ! Just gorgeous.’ Katy Regan

‘Before We Grow Old took me on an intense emotional journey, and I cried at the end (and I rarely cry when I’m reading!) The portrayal of the mother and son bond - with its peaks and troughs of intensity and frustration - felt incredibly real, and the dialogue in particular was brilliantly done.’ Victoria Scott

‘A beautifully written tale of enduring love’ - Rowan Coleman

‘Irresistible … A delightfully bittersweet story that will appeal to fans of One Day’ - Sunday Mirror

‘Wonderful’ - Sun