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The Forgotten Sister
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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In the tradition of the spellbinding historical novels of Philippa Gregory and Kate Morton comes a stunning story based on a real-life Tudor mystery, of a curse that echoes through the centuries and shapes two women’s destinies....
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- blair hebert
- 2021-01-03
I very much enjoyed this book.
I look forward to listening to Nicola Cornick"s novels. She has a way of telling a story that weaves time together that I really love.
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- Julie Ann
- 2020-11-16
LOVE LOVE LOVE
I fell in love with Nicola Cornick after reading “The Phantom Tree” (make sure to add that to your wish list!) and this book is just as wonderful. Nicola has a great talent in weaving the present with the past in a seamless beautiful story tied with a Tudor-esq bow.