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The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

2025Mariner Books

Synopsis

In 1924, young Cecily Larson is left at an orphanage and later sold to a traveling circus, where she finds a makeshift family among the performers. As she grows, a dangerous love affair with a roustabout sets her life on an unforeseen path. Decades later, in 2015, a DNA test unearths the tragic secrets Cecily has kept hidden, forcing her and her family to confront their true identities and the meaning of family and forgiveness.

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About the author

Ellen Baker writes fiction, including the novel The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson. Her stories often explore the quiet complexities of everyday existence. Baker lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest.

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Cecily LarsonProtagonist
Isabelle DuMondeSupporting
LuckySupporting

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