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All her mother left her was a clue to a family secret. But is it a mystery best left unsolved?
For decades Emma Bowen has hoped she and her mother, Margaret, might find a way back into each other’s lives. Even as a child, her strongest connection to her mother was a painting Margaret created before Emma was born, of a little girl lost in a maze. So when Margaret dies, gifting the painting to a total stranger, Emma is consumed by grief—for her mother, the little girl, and the relationship they never had.
Clearing out her mother’s seaside flat, Emma is faced with a mountain of possessions and paperwork from a life she knows so little about. When she discovers something that throws doubt over everything she’s ever been told about Margaret’s past, Emma must decide whether to pull at the thread of secrets and lies. Will the truth help her through her grief—or reveal a loss that runs deeper than she ever imagined?
Revised edition: Previously published as The Girl in the Maze, this edition of The Girl in the Midnight Maze includes editorial revisions.
Genre: Historical
For decades Emma Bowen has hoped she and her mother, Margaret, might find a way back into each other’s lives. Even as a child, her strongest connection to her mother was a painting Margaret created before Emma was born, of a little girl lost in a maze. So when Margaret dies, gifting the painting to a total stranger, Emma is consumed by grief—for her mother, the little girl, and the relationship they never had.
Clearing out her mother’s seaside flat, Emma is faced with a mountain of possessions and paperwork from a life she knows so little about. When she discovers something that throws doubt over everything she’s ever been told about Margaret’s past, Emma must decide whether to pull at the thread of secrets and lies. Will the truth help her through her grief—or reveal a loss that runs deeper than she ever imagined?
Revised edition: Previously published as The Girl in the Maze, this edition of The Girl in the Midnight Maze includes editorial revisions.
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"A well-researched and emotional book that will take you on a journey filled with family drama, deceit and deep-buried family secrets." - Jessica Jarlvi
"Raw and compelling." - Rebecca Netley
"Packed with mystery and intrigue and peopled with such real, flawed characters I felt like they might walk off the page." - Laura Pearson
"A multi-layered haunting history, powerful because it's just so close to all of our lives." - Fiona Perrin
"An elegantly written, totally gripping story . . . I was swept away by it." - Katy Regan
"Raw and compelling." - Rebecca Netley
"Packed with mystery and intrigue and peopled with such real, flawed characters I felt like they might walk off the page." - Laura Pearson
"A multi-layered haunting history, powerful because it's just so close to all of our lives." - Fiona Perrin
"An elegantly written, totally gripping story . . . I was swept away by it." - Katy Regan
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