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The Secret
The Secret | Katharine Johnson
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Love, Lies, and Betrayal in Wartime Italy. Two girls growing up in Mussolini's Italy share a secret that has devastating consequences. Against a backdrop of fear, poverty and confusion during the Second World War, friendship is tested, and loyalties are divided until a chance encounter changes everything. Their lives diverge when beautiful, daring Martina marries and moves into Villa Leonida, the most prestigious house in their Tuscan mountain village, while plain, studious Irena trains to be a teacher. But neither marriage nor life at Villa Leonida are as Martina imagined. And as other people's lives take on a new purpose, Irena finds herself left behind. Decades later, a tragedy at the villa coincides with the discovery of an abandoned baby, whose identity threatens to re-open old wounds among the next generation.
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LizzieChantree
The Secret | Katharine Johnson
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A really compelling read. Family secrets, interesting settings and a real page turner.

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