A Sister's Secret

Sep 22, 2024 4:41 AM

Author:Mary Jane Staples

A Sister's Secret

Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer and Netflix hitBridgerton, a dashing Regency romance from multi-million copy seller Mary Jane Staples.

READERS ARE LOVING A SISTER'S SECRET!

"Mary Jane Staples is a genius! The storyline was amazing. I could not put the book down. Her characterization was wonderful and her intertwining of her characters with some famous historical characters is nothing short of genius." - 5 STARS

"Mary Janes Staples is one of my favourite authors - loved her Adams Family series. This is such a lovely book: emotional, serious and funny in all ways. Read this book in one night." - 5 STARS

"Enjoyed this book from start to finish." - 5 STARS.

"I couldn't put this down - it was brilliant." - 5 STARS.

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WILL SHE PROTECT HER SISTER AND LEARN TO LOVE AGAIN?

A disastrous marriage has left the young and beautiful Lady Caroline widowed and vowing never to marry again.

When she sees her younger sister, Annabelle, falling for a man who is notoriously unfaithful, she determines to intervene and save Annabelle from a similar fate, hiring the handsome and witty adventurer Captain Burnside to distract her.

But all does not go to plan...

A Sister's Secret was previously published as A Professional Gentleman.

Reviews

Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!

—— Northern Echo

the author is one to watch

—— Sun

A brilliant read

—— Take a Break

Well-drawn, believable characters combined with a storyline to keep you turning the pages

—— Woman

A bravura debut novel . . . It's clever, satisfying, and often playful

—— Guardian

This is a book saturated with the sensations of southeast Asia; where, in Menon's pungent turns of phrase, you feel as though you could "grab the air in two hands and wring it out"; where guilt can be "squatting in the room . . . stringy as spit", and where tiger princes and jungle spirits lurk amid a painful colonial past

—— The Times, pick of the latest fiction

A rich and moving family history takes shape, filled with love and heartache, guilt and grief, and no end of secrets and lies . . . Gripping, compelling . . . Menon's story shows that, though time flows on, history's waves still ripple decades downstream

—— Economist

Menon is a sparky storyteller whose thickly atmospheric debut keeps us guessing as its many ghosts press in ever closer

—— Daily Mail

A beautiful, richly textured absorbing read. I was utterly transported

—— Irenosen Okojie

A propulsive debut scattered with gems of fresh and surprising imagery. Menon is at her best exploring the intricate bond between women over generations, their histories strung tight over the fraught realities of a nation coming into being

—— Preti Taneja

Always here for a cross-generational family story, especially one that involves moral ambivalence

—— Marian Keyes selection for her PageTurners top reads

An intriguing, fast-paced, imaginative novel

—— Bad Form

A beautifully written story of one Indian Malaysian family's history, entwined with secrets and hidden heartbreak . . . Fragile Monsters is a story of homecoming which illustrates the tension of returning to a past which remains painfully present . . . a cleverly-crafted family saga which explores themes of truth, belonging and shame across multiple generations

—— Asian Review of Books

Leavened with a brisk, dry humour, Fragile Monsters is as propulsive as any mystery, with a bewitching sense of place . . . an accomplished feat of multi-stranded storytelling

—— Evening Standard

Lyrically beautiful writing

—— i

Spellbinding

—— Tatler Malaysia

A story about love, betrayal and redemption with an electric daughter-grandmother relationship at its heart

—— Sheer Luxe, reading recommendation

A terrific family saga.

—— Village Bookshelf

A lyrical prose reminiscent of William Trevor, and a haunting family drama.

—— Times Literary Supplement

One of the most exciting literary talents to emerge in the last decade.

—— Irish Examiner

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