My Secret Sister

What would you do to save your child's life?

I should have known I was going to lose her. Her grip on my hand loosens, then falls away. Her spark of life is fading, her spirit preparing to leave her body. And this time, I know it's all my fault.

Two women, two secret heartbreaks...

San Francisco - Claire is living every mother's worst nightmare. Her daughter, Jess, is suffering from a rare illness and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. In a race against time, Claire will do anything to find the match that will save her daughter's life.

Washington, DC - Marianne has suffered a heartbreaking string of miscarriages and IVF failures. With her perfect life crumbling around her, she will do whatever it takes to become a mother.

Two DNA tests...

When the results of a DNA test show an unexpected relationship between Claire and Marianne, Claire must confront the darkest secrets of her past and make an impossible choice about the future.

One big lie...

Is Claire's secret sister the answer to her prayers?

Or will she cost her everything?

A powerful and emotional story about motherhood, family secrets, and the choices a mother faces to keep her children safe. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Jojo Moyes, and Jodi Picoult.

©2021 Lauren Westwood (P)2022 Lauren Westwood

D-

This audiobook is a D- on every level. Foremost- the reader is terrible. Her voice for 12-year-old Jess sounds like Minnie Mouse. The plot has a lot of holes, and the characters aren’t genuine. The story reads like it was written from the perspective of a 7th grader. What responsible 40-year-old woman throws her cell phone against the wall? And TWO characters do that. The male characters are peripheral and poorly developed. And lastly, the plot stretches the limits of credulity.

Selfish, Immature, irrational characters and a ridiculous soap opera plot

I disliked this book from the beginning but I kept reading hoping for some redemption. And then just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse, things took a turn for the worse. My grandma used to watch ridiculous soap operas in the 1970s and plot and characters in this book are worse than any of those terrible soap operas.