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1987, 2000s: For the first time in your life, she is going to tell you the truth…
1987, 2000s: For the first time in your life, she is going to tell you the truth…
Then: A trip to the beach tore Becky’s world apart. It was the day her mother Selma met the mysterious man she went on to fall in love with, and leave her husband and child for.
Now: It’s been a decade since they last spoke, but Selma has just weeks to live. And she has something important to tell Becky – a secret she been hiding for many years. She had another daughter.
With the loss of her mother, Becky aches to find her sister. She knows she cannot move forward in her life without answers, but who can she really trust?
The town of Queensbay in the novel is fictional yet is loosely based on the real town of Botany bay. this is a lovely place with a gorgeous beach and plenty of caves! But watch out for people in groups playing guitars and someone named Idris (unless his last name is Elba and then you’re fine 😉
TheBotany Bay hotel inspired the Bay hotel which inspired the hotel where one of the characters stays. Botany Bay also features plenty of white chalk cliffs as in the novel.
Destination : Kent Author/Guide: Tracy Buchanan Departure Time: 1991, 2001
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