The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood

The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood

Susan Elliot Wright

Susan Elliot Wright

'Dark and compelling, a slow-motion collapse; I read it in 24 hours with my heart in my mouth. So good!' Julie Cohen, author of Together 'This heart-wrenching story explores postpartum psychosis with compassion' Prima 'As heart-breaking as it is captivating, [...] you're left with no choice but to put life on hold while you race to the end' Woman and HomeWhat has happened to Cornelia Blackwood? She has a loving marriage. But she has no friends. Everyone knows her name. But no one will speak to her now.Cornelia Blackwood has unravelled once before. Can she stop it from happening again? From a supremely talented storyteller, The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood is a powerful novel of motherhood, loss and loneliness and how we can make damaging choices when pushed to our emotional edge. A paperback bestseller with her debut novel, The Things We Never Said, and nominated for an...
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The Secrets We Left Behind

The Secrets We Left Behind

Susan Elliot Wright

Susan Elliot Wright

From the author of The Things We Never Said comes a heartbreaking story of the secrets we keep and the secrets that could destroy us...It was a summer of love, and a summer of secrets...She has built a good life: a husband who adores her, a daughter she is fiercely proud of, a home with warmth and love at its heart. But things were not always so good, and the truth is that she has done things she can never admit. Then one evening a phone call comes out of the blue. It is a voice from long ago, from a past that she has tried so hard to hide. Scott knows who she really is and what she has done. Now he is dying and he gives her an ultimatum: either she tells the truth, or he will. And so we are taken back to that long hot summer of 1976 to a house by the sea, where her story begins and where the truth will be revealed...Praise for The Things We Never Said:'Passionate, intriguing and beautifully written, The Things We Never Said deserves to stand...
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Untitled Book 3

Susan Elliot Wright

Susan Elliot Wright

Eleanor and her mother Marjorie have always had a difficult relationship and although they've tried, they have somehow just failed to connect. Now Marjorie has Alzheimer's, and as her memory fades, her grip on what she has kept hidden begins to loosen. When she calls her daughter to say, 'There's something I have to tell you', Eleanor hopes this will be the moment she learns the truth about the terrible secret that has cast a shadow over both their lives. But Marjorie's memory is failing fast and she can't recall what she wanted to say. Eleanor knows time is running out, and as she tries to gently uncover the truth before it becomes lost inside her mother's mind forever, she begins to discover what really happened when she was a child – and why... A story of family and secrets, perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell.
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