Deception Paperback by Lesley Pearse

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Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin UK (June 27 2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1405951346 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781405951340 Item weight ‏ : ‎ 26 0 g Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.8 x 3 x 19.6 cm THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhat 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 _______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 . . ._______'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' CULTUREFLYPraise for Lesley Pearse'Storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail'Gripping and suspenseful' Daily Express 'A twisting and intense read' Woman's OwnAbout Author International bestselling author Lesley Pearse has lived a life as rich with incidents, setbacks and joys as any found in her novels.Resourceful, determined and willing to have a go at almost anything, Lesley left home at sixteen. By the mid sixties she was living in London, sharing flats, partying hard and married to a trumpet player in a jazz-rock band. She has also worked as a nanny and a Playboy bunny, and designed and made clothes to sell to boutiques.It was only after having three daughters that Lesley began to write. The hardships, traumas, close friends and lovers from those early years were inspiration for her beloved novels. She published her first book at forty-nine and has not looked back since.Lesley is still a party girl. Show more