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Spilt Milk

by Amanda Hodgkinson
RM29.41 MYR RM14.52 MYR 51% off
RM13.07 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
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Intricate tale of sisterhood, motherhood, and buried secrets.

This book would be a good read for someone who is drawn to historical novels that delve into complex family dynamics. The author weaves together two timelines, taking readers on a journey through the lives of the Marsh sisters and Birdie Farr, who is searching for her lost daughter. The way the author portrays the bond between the sisters and their shared past is both haunting and captivating. With its intriguing plot and richly developed characters, Spilt Milk is a page-turner that will leave readers questioning the depths of family ties and the repercussions of secrets kept hidden.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Spilt Milk

by Amanda Hodgkinson
RM29.41 MYR RM14.52 MYR 51% off
RM13.07 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781905490714
Authors: Amanda Hodgkinson
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2014-02-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Race, Feminism, Asian Literature, Historical Romance, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.54
(rated by 307 readers)

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The eagerly anticipated new historical novel from the author of 22 Britannia Road: a novel about sisterhood, motherhood, and secrets that cannot be laid to rest.1913. Unmarried sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh live an impoverished existence in a tiny cottage on the banks of the Little River in Suffolk. Their life is quiet and predictable, until a sudden flood throws up a strange fish on their doorstep and a travelling man who will change them forever.1939. Eighteen year old Birdie Farr is working as a barmaid in the family pub in London. When she realises she is pregnant she turns to her mother Nellie, who asks her sister to arrange an adoption for Birdie's newborn daughter. But as the years pass Birdie discovers she cannot escape the Marsh sisters' shadowy past - and her own troubling obsession with finding her lost daughter will have deep consequences for all of them...
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Intricate tale of sisterhood, motherhood, and buried secrets.

This book would be a good read for someone who is drawn to historical novels that delve into complex family dynamics. The author weaves together two timelines, taking readers on a journey through the lives of the Marsh sisters and Birdie Farr, who is searching for her lost daughter. The way the author portrays the bond between the sisters and their shared past is both haunting and captivating. With its intriguing plot and richly developed characters, Spilt Milk is a page-turner that will leave readers questioning the depths of family ties and the repercussions of secrets kept hidden.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.