Her Mother's Lies


 
 
 Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Praise for Lisa Timoney Dedication Contents Chapter One: Bonnie Chapter Two: Alice Chapter Three: Alice Chapter Four: Alice Chapter Five: Bonnie Chapter Six: Bonnie Chapter Seven: Bonnie Chapter Eight: Alice Chapter Nine: Alice Chapter Ten: Bonnie Chapter Eleven: Bonnie Chapter Twelve: Bonnie Chapter Thirteen: Alice Chapter Fourteen: Alice Chapter Fifteen: Bonnie Chapter Sixteen: Bonnie Chapter Seventeen: Bonnie Chapter Eighteen: Bonnie Chapter Nineteen: Bonnie Chapter Twenty: Bonnie Chapter Twenty-One: Alice Chapter Twenty-Two: Bonnie Chapter Twenty-Three: Bonnie Chapter Twenty-Four: Bonnie Chapter Twenty-Five: Alice Chapter Twenty-Six: Alice Chapter Twenty-Seven: Bonnie Chapter Twenty-Eight: Alice Chapter Twenty-Nine: Bonnie Chapter Thirty: Alice Chapter Thirty-One: Bonnie Chapter Thirty-Two: Alice Chapter Thirty-Three: Bonnie Chapter Thirty-Four: Alice Chapter Thirty-Five: Bonnie Chapter Thirty-Six: Bonnie Chapter Thirty-Seven: Alice Chapter Thirty-Eight: Bonnie Chapter Thirty-Nine: Bonnie Chapter Forty: Alice Chapter Forty-One: Alice Chapter Forty-Two: Bonnie Chapter Forty-Three: Alice Chapter Forty-Four: Alice Chapter Forty-Five: Bonnie Chapter Forty-Six: Bonnie Acknowledgements Keep Reading … About the Author By the Same Author About the Publisher Guide Cover Contents Title page v vi i vii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 
 HER MOTHER’S LIES
 Lisa Timoney
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2023
 Copyright © Lisa Timoney 2023
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 Ebook Edition © January 2023 ISBN: 9780008553197
 Version: 2022-11-11
 
 
 Dedication
 For John.
 I love you.
 Thank you for showing me how to strive.
 
 
 Praise for Lisa Timoney
 ‘Lisa Timoney’s debut has all the elements of a fabulous family drama … it kept me turning the pages from beginning to end!’
 Kerry Fisher
 ‘Heartbreaking and life affirming.’ 
 Emma Robinson
 ‘A warm-hearted, page-turning read.’ 
 Ali Mercer
 ‘A thoughtful family drama about a tangle of past secrets.’ 
 Jill Childs
 ‘A gripping story of family secrets, love and past tragedy that kept me hooked from beginning to end. A seriously impressive debut.’ 
 Annie Lyons
 ‘An assured debut about family, loyalty and secrets.’ 
 Laura Pearson
 
 Contents
 Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Praise for Lisa Timoney
 Dedication 
 Chapter One: Bonnie
 Chapter Two: Alice 
 Chapter Three: Alice
 Chapter Four: Alice
 Chapter Five: Bonnie
 Chapter Six: Bonnie
 Chapter Seven: Bonnie
 Chapter Eight: Alice
 Chapter Nine: Alice
 Chapter Ten: Bonnie 
 Chapter Eleven: Bonnie
 Chapter Twelve: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirteen: Alice
 Chapter Fourteen: Alice 
 Chapter Fifteen: Bonnie
 Chapter Sixteen: Bonnie
 Chapter Seventeen: Bonnie
 Chapter Eighteen: Bonnie
 Chapter Nineteen: Bonnie
 Chapter Twenty: Bonnie
 Chapter Twenty-One: Alice
 Chapter Twenty-Two: Bonnie
 Chapter Twenty-Three: Bonnie
 Chapter Twenty-Four: Bonnie 
 Chapter Twenty-Five: Alice
 Chapter Twenty-Six: Alice
 Chapter Twenty-Seven: Bonnie
 Chapter Twenty-Eight: Alice
 Chapter Twenty-Nine: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirty: Alice
 Chapter Thirty-One: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirty-Two: Alice
 Chapter Thirty-Three: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirty-Four: Alice
 Chapter Thirty-Five: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirty-Six: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirty-Seven: Alice
 Chapter Thirty-Eight: Bonnie
 Chapter Thirty-Nine: Bonnie