After a childhood of misery and a life built on lies, can you ever find peace?
In the follow-up to Our Little Secret, Rosie Goodwin weaves another captivating saga in Crying Shame – the story of a mother and daughter’s search for a brighter tomorrow. Perfect for fans of Cathy Sharp and Kitty Neale.
Claire Nightingale is haunted by the memory of childhood abuse and the painful choices she was forced to make. Longing to find peace, she knows she must first confront her demons.
Moving to Solihull with her adopted daughter Nikki, she tries to make amends with the family she left behind. But Claire is not the only one hurting: Nikki is scarred by her own abusive past, and their relationship, once loving, becomes fraught with tension and resentment. Struggling to come to terms with their pain, it is not long before ghosts from the past bring a new threat that jeopardises the possibility of any future happiness…
What readers are saying about Crying Shame:
‘Once I picked the book up, I simply had to read on. Rosie writes with real passion, and, as in all of her novels, the characters are truly real‘
‘A fantastic follow-up to Our Little Secret! This book did not disappoint, I found it hard to put down. Rosie is a wonderful author’
In the follow-up to Our Little Secret, Rosie Goodwin weaves another captivating saga in Crying Shame – the story of a mother and daughter’s search for a brighter tomorrow. Perfect for fans of Cathy Sharp and Kitty Neale.
Claire Nightingale is haunted by the memory of childhood abuse and the painful choices she was forced to make. Longing to find peace, she knows she must first confront her demons.
Moving to Solihull with her adopted daughter Nikki, she tries to make amends with the family she left behind. But Claire is not the only one hurting: Nikki is scarred by her own abusive past, and their relationship, once loving, becomes fraught with tension and resentment. Struggling to come to terms with their pain, it is not long before ghosts from the past bring a new threat that jeopardises the possibility of any future happiness…
What readers are saying about Crying Shame:
‘Once I picked the book up, I simply had to read on. Rosie writes with real passion, and, as in all of her novels, the characters are truly real‘
‘A fantastic follow-up to Our Little Secret! This book did not disappoint, I found it hard to put down. Rosie is a wonderful author’
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A gifted writer... Not only is Goodwin's characterisation and dialogue compelling, but her descriptive writing is a joy
Goodwin is a fabulous writer...she reels the reader in surprisingly quickly and her style involves lots of twists and turns that are in no way predictable