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|title=The Secrets Between Us

|sort=Secrets Between Us

|author=Louise Douglas

|genre=Women's Fiction

|rating=5

|borrow=Yes

|isbn=978-0552777339

|pages=544

|publisher=Black Swan

|date=May 2012

|website=

|video=

|summary=Sarah is the new woman in Alexander and Jamie's life, but no one quite knows what happened to the last one. A brilliant novel that builds to a fabulous finish.

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Sarah and Alexander meet at a time when both are looking for a fresh start following the demise of their previous relationships. She is vulnerable, he is needy, and together they can support each other. Sarah is quickly employed as a live in housekeeper in his sprawling home, and moves south from Manchester to join Alex and his young son Jamie. Life in a small village takes some getting used to, especially given what has happened. Genevieve, Alex’s popular, pretty and wealthy wife, has disappeared. Some say of her own accord, others are sure something sinister has happened to her, but in any event she has not been heard from since she left town and the locals are suspicious of Sarah’s motives. In their eyes she is moving in on the man who rightly belongs to the town sweetheart, taking over the role of mothering Jamie, and generally weaselling her way in to become the lady of the house before Genevieve’s bed is even cold. Protestations that she is simply an employee, not a lover, fall on deaf ears, and with Genevieve’s family being the most prominent in town, it’s hard to get anyone to be on Sarah and Alexander’s side when accusations start flying.

They don't seem quite as dark as this one, but having enjoyed my first entry into Douglas' work, I'm now interested to try her earlier 2, namely [[The Love of My Life by Louise Douglas|The Love of My Life]] and [[Missing You by Louise Douglas|Missing You]].

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