Auckland Council Libraries: Like Lesley Pearse? Try these…

Like Lesley Pearse? Try these…

Lesley Pearse offers readers tales of secrets amidst family drama. These selected authors will take you on a similar pathway, through sweeping sagas and contemporary mysteries.

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Amanda Prowse

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With her fortieth birthday approaching, Lucy Carpenter thinks she finally has it all. Life couldn't be more perfect. This poignant family drama from Amanda Prowse asks the question: in today's hectic world, what does it mean to be a mother?

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The lake house

Kate Morton

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A lush, atmospheric tale of intertwined destinies, this latest novel from a masterful storyteller is an enthralling, thoroughly satisfying read.

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The shadow hour

Kate Riordan

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Harriet Jenner is recovering from a personal tragedy as she walks through the gates of Fenix House. She doesn't expect her new life as a governess to be easy. Fenix House hides truths about her family and changes everything she thought she knew.

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Southern Ruby

Belinda Alexandra

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A sweeping story of love, passion, family and honour. Alternating in time between the 1950s and the eve of Hurricane Katrina, it is also a tribute to a city heady with mystery, music and superstition.

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Darling Blue

Tracy Rees

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Blue lives a charmed life in Richmond. As she turns twenty-one, her father claims he will give her away to the man who can capture her heart in a love letter. But Blue has other ideas and sets out on her own path to find her own destiny.

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The Kelly sisters

Maureen Lee

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It's 1925 and Patricia, Tara and Aideen are leaving Dublin with their father for a new life in Liverpool. When their father vanishes, the sisters prepare themselves for a new life in the big city, far from home and family.

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The pool house

Tasmina Perry

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To Jem Chapman, it's the chance of a lifetime - an invitation to join an exclusive Hamptons house-share. When she discovers the events of the summer before she can't help but feel a chill. This novel will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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The secret keeper

Susan Lewis

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Olivia learned to move on after Sean, and built a life with Richmond in Kesterley-on-Sea. But then Sean unexpectedly appears on Olivia’s doorstep. The past and present collide, and Olivia must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

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One week in august

Margaret Thornton

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Janice Butler forms an instant friendship with Val and Cassie, who come to stay in her mother’s Blackpool boarding house. They discover that life doesn't always turn out as one would expect - and the course of true love never did run smooth.

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Shadows in heaven

Nadine Dorries

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Tarabeg is a small village on the West Coast of Ireland. In the aftermath of World War Two, two women are waiting for ambitious Michael Malone to return home. This is the first in a new sequence of novels with a brilliant cast of characters.

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