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The Secret Woman

1972375 pagesDoubleday

Synopsis

Anna Brett dreams of escaping her life as a governess, and the arrival of the charming Captain Redvers Stretton seems like the perfect opportunity. Swept away to the South Seas, Anna finds herself drawn to the captain, but he harbors dangerous secrets. As a murder and a missing treasure complicate their journey, Anna must uncover the truth about the man she's falling for, who may be as mysterious as she is.

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About the author

Eleanor Alice Burford was born on September 01, 1906 in Kensington, London. Her father, Joseph Burford, was something of an odd-job man, with no steady profession, but he quickly passed on his great love of books to his young daughter. She was an avid reader from the age of four onwards. In her early twenties, she married a leather merchant, George Percival Hibbert, who shared her love of books and reading. Eleanor Burford was one of the preeminent English authors of historical fiction for m...

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Anna BrettProtagonist
Redvers StrettonProtagonist

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