The Widows Secret, Kate Hewitt
The Widows Secret, Kate Hewitt
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The Widow's Secret

Author: Kate Hewitt

Narrator: Danielle Cohen, Penelope Rawlins

Unabridged: 11 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/11/2023

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Sagas, Women

Synopsis

England, 1766: Abigail is happily married to James, a tobacco trader turned sea captain, and is looking forward to starting a family and settling down in Whitehaven, deep in the Lake District. But after a series of devastating losses, she finds herself in turmoil, with her future suddenly seeming unknown… When James announces that he will captain a ship to Africa and then the Americas for a year, it sparks a series of surprising and heartbreaking events—involving some of the darkest evils in humanity’s history and a tiny, terrified slave girl who’s brought back to England. This helpless child forces Abigail to reconsider everything she thought she knew—and will change her life forever… Now: When a shipwreck is discovered off the coast of Cumbria, local expert Rachel is brought in to investigate. Her first thought is that this will be a perfect distraction from her troubled marriage and the memories of her past that she is desperate not to think about. But then it becomes clear the wreck is a slaving ship from the 1700s—one that was recorded as sinking in the Caribbean—and Rachel begins to wonder if there’s more to this terrible mystery than meets the eye. Faced with uncertainty about both the past and present, can Rachel learn from Abigail’s extraordinary story and take the first step towards a brighter future of her own?

About Kate Hewitt

Kate Hewitt is a bestselling author of historical and contemporary fiction who particularly enjoys writing issue-driven novels for women. An American ex-pat, she lives in a small market town in Wales with her husband and five children, along with their two Golden Retrievers. For more information, visit Kate-Hewitt.com.

About Danielle Cohen

Danielle Cohen is an award-winning audiobook narrator who grew up reading anything and everything aloud. At the age of eight, she dreamed of being a newsreader or a stand-up comedian. When not narrating audiobooks, she can be found running with friends, playing board games with her husband and teenage daughters, or baking cake. She currently resides in Vermont.

About Penelope Rawlins

Penelope Rawlins is an award-winning audiobook narrator and acclaimed stage actress. Nominated for Narrator of the Year by Audible, she has recorded over 300 audiobooks and participated in hundreds of voiceover projects, including animation, computer games, radio dramas, and corporate learning modules. In 2019, she wrote and produced her first play, Pigeons, which sold out in London to five-star reviews. Raised in both Surrey and the States, she currently lives with her family in Kent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa (Home from Greece and in Catch-Up Mode)

It was great to go back to Goswell again and have a bit of contact with characters from the previous Goswell books. It's not necessary to read them in order as each book is a standalone story. This one alternates between the past in 1760s Cumbria with a woman Abigail who gets married to a ship owner,......more

Goodreads review by Robin Loves

Despite having dealt with some losses, Abigail is happily married to her husband James. It is the mid 1700s and James is a successful tobacco trader. Or so Abigail thinks. She does begin to wonder and even starts to doubt her husband. When he leaves for a year long voyage on one of his ships, her do......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed

I received a free electronic ARC of this historical/modern novel from Netgalley, Katharine Swartz, and Lion Fiction publishers. I have read this novel of my own volition, and this review reflects my honest opinion of this work. I had not been previously exposed to this author, mentally grouping her......more

Goodreads review by Kristine

This is by far the best book out of the entire "Goswell" series. The historical aspect of the book, while accurate, was painful, and written as well as it could be. I love the author's depiction of Abigail coming to the realization that everyone, regardless of color, are people and deserve to be tre......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne

An outstanding novel by Katharine Swartz. A time slip story with everything you want in a story. Intrigue, a shipwreck with a mystery, love, difficult family dynamics and a woman facing a world where doing the right thing could cost her everything. I couldn’t put it down, highly recommended.......more

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