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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 47 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Deepti Gupta. |
| Summary |
A breathtaking novel about the ties that bind mothers and daughters together and the secrets that tear them apart. Veena, Mala, and Nandini are three very different women with something in common. Out of love, each bears a secret that will haunt her life - and that of her daughter - because the risk of telling the truth is too great. But secrets have consequences. Particularly for Asha, a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, who links them together. After her 18th birthday, Asha is devastated to learn that she was adopted as a baby. What's more, her birth mother died of a mysterious illness, leaving Asha with only a letter. Nandini, Asha's adoptive mother, has always feared the truth would come between them. Veena, a recent widow, worries about her daughter Mala's future. The shock of her husband's sudden death leaves her shaken and convinces her that the only way to keep her daughter safe is to secure her future. Mala struggles to balance her dreams and ambition with her mother's expectations. She must bear a secret, the burden of which threatens her very life. Three mothers - each bound by love, deceit and a young woman who connects them all. Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters is an intergenerational novel about family, duty and the choices we make in the name of love. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
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Secrecy -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Gupta, Deepti, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Secret lives of mothers and daughters |
| ISBN |
9781443462389 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1443462381 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12689183 |
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