The Secret Hours
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The Secret Hours
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Narrated by:
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Genevieve Swallow
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Santa Montefiore
About this listen
Arethusa Clayton has always been formidable, used to getting her own way.
On her death, she leaves unexpected instructions. Instead of being buried in America, on the wealthy East Coast where she and her late husband raised their two children, Arethusa has decreed that her ashes be scattered in a remote corner of Ireland, on the hills overlooking the sea.
All Arethusa ever told Faye was that she grew up in a poor farming family and left Ireland, alone, to start a new life in America, as did so many in those times of hardship and famine. But who were her family in Ireland and where are they now? What was the real reason that she turned away from them? And who is the mysterious benefactor of a significant share of Arethusa’s estate?
Arethusa is gone. There is no one left to tell her story.
Faye feels bereft, as if her mother’s whole family has died with her. Leaving her own husband and children behind, she travels to the picturesque village of Ballinakelly, determined to fulfil her mother’s last wish and to find out the reason for Arethusa’s insistence on being laid to rest in this faraway land.
©2019 Santa Montefiore (P)2019 W. F. Howes LtdWhat listeners say about The Secret Hours
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- Esther Phillips
- 10-11-2022
Absolutely captivating
Absolutely loved it, so much so that I've listened twice and the second time was even better! Brilliant in every way.
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- JILL GOFF
- 02-11-2019
Brilliant story and narration.
I Thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing story of family, loss and love. Beautifully written and read.
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- Kelly
- 01-05-2021
Thoroughly enjoyed
The narrator was absolutely brilliant. So invested in this wonderful story. I haven’t enjoyed a story like this for a while. Thank you.
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- M. Garvey
- 14-09-2020
fantastic story and performance
I really enjoyed this story line and the performance of the readers was also very good and involved you in the story.
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- Carmel S
- 11-09-2024
Capturing
Love the story and How the reader painted such a clear picture. It was moving and held me in suspense.
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