Her Mother's Secret

This books is delightful. It brought a tear to my eye towards the end and the Greek Islands have shot up quite high in my post-lockdown to-do list after reading how beautiful Jan makes everything sound.  We have a story of 2 parts. When Elin dies, her daughter takes possession of her art journal and......more

Very Enjoyable! Loved this debut. This fabulous book will take you on quite a journey. I actually feel like I have experienced something with this book. I also had a little cry at the end.
 It has a great premise; grieving daughter follows in her late mother's footsteps and uncovers the secrets from......more

I looked forward to reading this debut novel by Jan Baynham for quite a while and I wasn’t disappointed. The author has an easy writing style that I really like, I love the story, which has a brilliant dramatic opening and, unusual for me, I read the book in one fairly long session. Her Mother’s Secr......more

I really enjoyed this dual timeline story of love and self discovery with memorable characters and a stunning Greek backdrop to bring it all to life. I always prefer the older story in these split narratives, but in this case both sections were equally compelling and the mother/daughter relationship......more

Told in two time frames – 1969 and 2011 - the story covers mother and daughter’s experiences when they travel to the Greek island of Péfka. Young artist Elin travels to join a summer school hoping to improve her talent. She records her time there in a diary which her daughter Alexandra inherits afte......more