Deception

The Sunday Times Bestseller 2022

Lesley Pearse author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:7th Jul '22

£20.00

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THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

What happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?

'Full of suspense and intriguing characters' MY WEEKLY

'A gritty, gripping drama' WOMAN'S WEEKLY
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After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and tells her that he served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously.

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

She had accepted Sally's many faults, and her reluctance to ever speak of the past. But faced with this staggering deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother.

Whatever the cost.

As Alice journeys into the past she discovers her mother may never have been the woman she claimed to be . . .
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'Brilliantly builds intrigue' WOMAN & HOME

'A raw, truthful and moving account, building intrigue as Alice gradually uncovers her mother's life of deception, lies - and love' WOMAN'S WEEKLY

'Written with Pearse's typically engaging and effortless style of storytelling, Deception is an intriguing book of highs, lows, struggles and perseverance' CULTUREFLY

Praise for Lesley Pearse

'Storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail

'Gripping and suspenseful' Daily Express

'A twisting and intense read' Woman's Own

This is a heart-wrenching journey as dark secrets are exposed and we understand the decisions Sally was forced to make * Candis *
A complex and gripping relationship drama * Devon Life *
Unpredictable and full of unexpected twists, this is a compelling read * My Weekly Special *
This book brilliantly builds intrigue as Alice uncovers her mum's life of deception, lies and love * Woman & Home *
Full of suspense and intriguing characters * My Weekly *
A twisting, turning and utterly addictive tale of mystery, hardship and self-survival * Lancashire Evening Post *
Written with Pearse's typically engaging and effortless style of storytelling, Deception is an intriguing book of highs, lows, struggles and perseverance * Culturefly *
A gritty, gripping drama . . . A raw, truthful and moving account, building intrigue as Alice gradually uncovers her mother's life of deception, lies - and love * Woman's Weekly *

Praise for Lesley Pearse

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Storytelling at its very best * Daily Mail *
Evocative, compelling, told from the heart * Sunday Express *
Glorious, heartwarming * Woman & Home *
Intriguing, heart-tugging, beautifully written * Closer *

ISBN: 9780241544938

Dimensions: 240mm x 162mm x 35mm

Weight: 611g

384 pages