{"product_id":"9780733643736","title":"Her Mother's Secret","description":"Author: Natasha Lester\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733643736\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jan 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1918, England. \u003c\/b\u003eArmistice Day should bring peace into Leonora's life. Rather than secretly making cosmetics in her father's chemist shop to sell to army nurses such as Joan, her adventurous Australian friend, Leo hopes to now display her wares openly. Instead, Spanish flu arrives in the village, claiming her father's life. Determined to start over, she boards a ship to New York City. On the way she meets debonair department store heir Everett Forsyth . . . In Manhattan, Leo works hard to make her cosmetics dream come true, but she's a woman alone with a small salary and a society that deems make-up scandalous.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1939, New York City. \u003c\/b\u003eEverett's daughter, Alice, a promising ballerina, receives a mysterious letter inviting her to star in a series of advertisements for a cosmetics line. If she accepts she will be immortalized like dancers such as Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Ginger Rogers. Why, then, are her parents so quick to forbid it?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHER MOTHER'S SECRET is the story of a brave young woman chasing a dream in the face of society's disapproval.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'If you enjoy historical fiction (and even if you don't) \u003cb\u003eyou will love this book\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eSALLY HEPWORTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHad me at page one\u003c\/b\u003e. This book should come with a 'Do Not Disturb' sign' \u003cb\u003eVANESSA CARNEVALE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Lester's storytelling is truly captivating; her voice an essential addition to Australian fiction' \u003cb\u003eAUSROM TODAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'the vivid detail of the narrative has the ring of authenticity and is \u003cb\u003eutterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Reading \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A delightful and multi-faceted romp through the jazz era ... \u003ci\u003eHER MOTHER'S SECRET\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping historical saga about an inspiring woman tackling society's expectations head on, war paint and all' \u003cb\u003eNATALIE SALVO\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465982759070,"sku":"ADS-9780733643736","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733643736.jpg?v=1770010791","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733643736","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}