Secrets
Family stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Set in the 1930's, this is the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty, and her quest for love. Adele Talbot is twelve when her younger sister is killed, and her mother Rose, devastated by the loss, begins to abuse… her. Adele is sent to a children's home, but soon runs away to trace her grandmother. Eventually the two forge some sort of bond and Honour allows Adele to stay. When real love and friendship enters her life, she feels she can finally put her hurtful past behind her, but there a few unpleasant surprises to come. 2005.
Title Details
ISBN
9780141016962
Publisher
Penguin
Copyright Date
2005
Book number
2416462
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Antonia Beamish
Duration
19 hours 5 minutes 2 seconds
Audio producer
Royal National Institute of the Blind, 2009.