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  • Her Mother's Secret

  • By: Natasha Lester
  • Narrated by: Edwina Wren
  • Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,676 ratings)

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Her Mother's Secret

By: Natasha Lester
Narrated by: Edwina Wren
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Publisher's summary

England, 1918. Armistice Day should bring peace into Leonora's life. Rather than secretly making cosmetics in her father's chemist shop to sell to army nurses such as Joan, her adventurous Australian friend, Leo hopes to now display her wares openly. Instead, Spanish flu arrives in the village, claiming her father's life. Determined to start over, she boards a ship to New York City. On the way she meets debonair department store heir Everett Forsyth.... In Manhattan, Leo works hard to make her cosmetics dream come true, but she's a woman alone with a small salary and a society that deems make-up scandalous.

New York City, 1949. Everett's daughter, Alice, a promising ballerina, receives a mysterious letter inviting her to star in a series of advertisements for a cosmetics line. If she accepts she will be immortalized like dancers such as Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Ginger Rogers. Why, then, are her parents so quick to forbid it?

Her Mother's Secret is the story of a brave young woman chasing a dream in the face of society's disapproval.

©2017 Natasha Lester (P)2017 Audible, Ltd
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I loved this story!

Well written, well narrarated and a little unpredictable. I couldn't stop listening when the end was approaching.

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Great book

Loved the story a woman makes good during the 20 and 30. Couldn’t stop listening!

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A little predictable.

I did really like the book. I loved the historical references. and how the author tied the story into the behavioral norms for the time period the story covered. The characters were well crafted. They did become a little predictable, but were great people, and their story was well told.

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Great narration and interesting story

The narrator did a marvelous job, not whiny.

Loved the historical facts of the cosmetic industry woven into the storyline.

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Engaging- well developed characters

Fantastic story and wonderful narration. A must listen. All around great story, characters, and perfect narration.

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Loved it!

Such a good story that you can not stop until the end! Listen to it you will not regret!

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Her mother's secret

This story was almost painful to listen to. to believe that there are such evil women in this world that would steal others lives and cause such suffering. this was such a good book!

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Hooked from start to finish

Never knew that in one book I could feel every kind of emotion possible. As a native New Yorker, I was literally transported back in time. As a hopeless romantic, love in NYC is everything.

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Beautiful and captivating

Love everything about this author, narrator, story. It was completely magical! recommend in the strongest possible terms

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A beautiful story

So very well written and never boring.
I have read many audible freebies and this one is one of the best romantic books I have read.

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