The Last Secret

<p><strong>1860</strong> - In a small town on Lake Ontario at a time when an affluent young girl is forbidden to have any ambition of her own Sarah defies her social-climbing mother to marry Joe the Scottish farmer she loves convinced he is the only man willing to help her succeed. Twelve years later she is a mother of five boys pregnant again and trapped by Joe's failure when she discovers a shocking deception. Before learning the truth tragedy strikes. Defying her mother once again Sarah struggles to survive in a life controlled by the men around her. With secrets haunting her she must eventually decide how far she will go to get what she wants-for her children-and for herself. <strong><em>The Last Secret </em></strong>reveals the dark underbelly of a genteel Victorian town and explores the insidious power of secrets. </p>