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The last secret a novel

Nora Hammond is a woman blessed with a seemingly perfect life, until the reality of her husband's betrayal and a sordid secret from her past threatens her comfortable existence. Confronted by shame and betrayal, Nora suddenly feels dangerously alone. With no one to turn to, she becomes easy pre...

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Main Author: Morris, Mary McGarry.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Shaye Areheart Books, c2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Adultery > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Psychological fiction > United States.
Domestic fiction > United States.
Summary: Nora Hammond is a woman blessed with a seemingly perfect life, until the reality of her husband's betrayal and a sordid secret from her past threatens her comfortable existence. Confronted by shame and betrayal, Nora suddenly feels dangerously alone. With no one to turn to, she becomes easy prey to a ghost from her past -- the cunning, relentless Eddie Hawkins.
Physical Description: 274 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780307451279
0307451275
Author Notes: Mary McGarry Morris (born February 10, 1943) is an American novelist, short story author and playwright. Her first book, Vanished, was published in 1988 after being written over a ten-year period. It was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Her 1991 novel, A Dangerous Woman, was named by Time Magazine as one of the Five Best Novels of the Year and as one of the best books of the year by American Library Association (ALA) Library Journal. As a result of A Dangerous Woman, Morris won the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award.

Her latest novel is entitled, The Last Secret. Morris was born in Meriden, Connecticut and currently resides in Andover, Massachusetts. She married Michael W. Morris and lives with him in Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography)

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