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Hi Sanjida! First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the publication of My Mother’s Secret . Can you please briefly tell us what it is about? A: Thank you! My Mother’s Secret is told from the point of view of three women: Lizzie Bradshaw, Emma Taylor, and her teenage daughter, Stella. Stella thinks that her mother has a secret. She knows her mother had a traumatic childhood, and that she’s an unusually anxious person, who sometimes has panic attacks. But she believes her mother is hiding something bigger, and Stella is determined to find out what it is. As Emma tries to keep her secret, Lizzie is caught up in a terrible crime… and Stella’s investigations will uncover something truly shocking that could shatter all their lives. I write, ‘My mother has a secret.’ Did you have the plot entirely figured out when you started writing or did it develop before your eyes as the characters grew on the page and did something that you were not expecting? A: I write a book a yea...

By Sanjida Kay Published by Corvus Synopsis: Lizzie Bradshaw. A student from the Lake District, forced to work away from home, who witnesses a terrible crime. But who will ultimately pay the price? Emma Taylor. A mother, a wife, and a woman with a dangerous secret. Can she keep her beloved family safely together? Stella Taylor. A disaffected teenager, determined to discover what her mother is hiding. But how far will she go to uncover the truth? And one man, powerful, manipulative and cunning, who controls all their destinies. How did this book end up in my hands? I won this book in a competition and I can’t believe how lucky I was to be able to read it before its publication date on May 3 rd . Was it a page-turner? I became more and more involved as the book progressed until I reached a point when going to sleep was not an option until I had read the last page. I loved it because it’s one of those books that invite you to make your own guesses and predi...

Today is an awesome publication day as you can now find all these gorgeous books both in shops and online... Congratulations to authors Araminta Hall , Sanjida Kay , Eithne Shortall , Rutendo Tavengerwei and Christina Patterson , whose books hit the shelves today: Our Kind Of Cruelty , My Mother’s Secret , Grace after Henry , Hope is our Only Wing and The Art of not Falling Apart . I would also like to thank Corvus Books , Arrow Publishing , Hot Key Books and Atlantic Books for making this all happen. There will soon be a lot of grateful and satisfied readers around! Whether you were lucky to read an advance copy or you are planning on buying one or all of these thrilling books, I’d like to hear from you in the comments below or on Twitter !