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Readers of Diane Chamberlain and Susan Wiggs will enjoy this USA Today bestselling author's emotional, heart-wrenching story about the enduring power of a mother's love and the strength it takes to rebuild your life after it comes crumbling down.





"You were adopted."




Three short words and Sabina's life fractures. There would forever be a Before those words, and an After.




Pregnant with her own child, Sabina can't understand how a mother could abandon her daughter, or why her parents have kept the past a secret.




Determined to find the woman who gave her away, what she discovers will change everything, not just for Sabina, but for the women who have loved her all these years.
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"The Secret Daughter packed such an emotional, powerful punch."―Becca's Books

"Kelly Rimmer did an amazing job of telling such a heartbreaking tale."―Steph and Chris Book Reviews

"This was a refreshingly different read which I would put in the same vein as Diane Chamberlain but this was even better than some of Diane's latest releases. "―Shaz's Book Blog

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Kelly Rimmer is the USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction novels including Me Without You, The Secret Daughter, When I Lost You, A Mother's Confession and her most recent release, Before I Let You Go. She lives in rural Australia with her family.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forever (August 20, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1538732351
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1538732359
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 1.1 x 8.1 inches
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Kelly Rimmer is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and internationally best selling author of contemporary and historical fiction novels including The Secret Daughter, The Things We Cannot Say, and Truths I Never Told You. Her latest novel, The Warsaw Orphan, was released in June 2021. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and a whole menagerie of badly behaved animals.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Well written , mind engaging, poignant and spell binding plot and themr. Well written and a book that can't be put down til the end.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy this emotional read because I sure did !!
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This is my second read by this author, I'm thrilled to have found her awesome writing skills. So far I have read "A Mother's Confession " and now "The Secret Daughter ", these reads are so good.!!!!. Please get both, you will not be sorry but back to this book's review. This story is so good ,it's about a woman finding out at 38 years old that she is adopted and her questions to find and met her birth mother. Their is secrets and lies and road blocks thrown up at her by her adoptive parents but with the support of her husband and her hormone fuelled pregnant self Sabina demands, makes threats she plans on following through on and finally gets the name she desperately deserves.Her birth mother. It's a story told by 3 POV ,by the birth mother Lilly who 's love story for her baby is beautiful, to her adoptive mother who started out by doing the right thing until it got complicated, and the lies set deeper along with her husband and then there is Sabina just trying to figure out who she is. This story is told so well with a very happy ending so enjoy this emotional read that will touch your heart because I sure did.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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A very moving book!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting view of a very sad time in history
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015
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We can look further back in history and see that life has always been unfair, and a lot of times cruel, especially for women.

It is sad to think that the difference between a life of happiness and a life of misery was supportive parents.

I did read the entire book but I found it to be very slow and long. It contained un-necessary description (wrapping a scarf around her neck, at least twice in the story). What I don't remember reading is how Lilly's siblings felt about what happened or how her parents felt after living with the outcome. I also don't recall the adoptive father expressing any remorse for his part.

I saw this same scenario play out in real life without the maternity home. The parents of an acquaintance from church that I had always looked up to refused to allow their daughter to get married and coerced her into giving the baby up for adoption. Her life turned out very much like the story. I do know that I forever lost all the respect i had for those parents. They were well to do and could have financially afforded to help their daughter.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Oh what a tangled web we weave....
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I have some serious doubts that this is really a work of fiction. After reading it I would swear this is the story of someone known to the author. It is a tale we have heard before in other context wherein young pregnant girls in the early 1900's and perhaps before were sent to maternity places for unwed mothers where their babies were torn from them and put up for adoption. In some of these tales the babies were sold and the young teenage girls were virtually slaves. I know of social workers who back in those days would force adoptions "for the sake of the baby". Many who enjoyed playing God. It was always fascinating to me how threatened adoptive parents are by the idea of the child finding it's birth parents. There's more to being a mother than giving birth. Someone very close to me was adopted and his adopted parents didn't tell him until his natural father was killed and he was a teen. It had tragic results. I didn't care for the way it was written but it was a good story, well worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet Story for Every Woman,Young & Old!
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As a mom of three children, this tugged at my heartstrings and I couldn't put the book down! Right from the start when Sabina realized that she was unexpectedly pregnant, I was hooked. It outraged me that Sabina's father ruthlessly signed paperwork to agree that her baby would be adopted. The author had a gift for drawing the reader in to feel as if it were her; lonely, pregnant, scared, and sent off to a horrifying institution that turned life upside down and into a living hell on earth. I could only imagine the heartbreak of feeling this beautiful, miraculous life within and knowing that once the newborn came into the world, life would stop because this precious child would be snatched away from the birth mother. What disturbed me the most was that Sabina's adopted parents had a dark secret and they were not upfront with her about the adoption. It was interesting that the author narrated the story by alternating the characters so we could understand each persons point of view. Forgiveness was a major issue within the pages. How do you forgive the people who raised you and who you had once adored when you discover that your life with them was a big fat lie? How can you respect your adopted parents when they stole a large portion of your life? While I believe that forgiveness is helpful in setting Sabina and her birth mother free, I know that in reality it would not be easy to let go of lost years and all of the deception. As a first time reader of Kelly Rimmer, I loved her book and found it to be captivating and very engaging! This bittersweet story with raw emotions is for every woman, both young and old. I highly recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars adoption…..a heartbreaking love story
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I also in a way, learned I had a different parent unfortunately at my mother’s death because. I was unable to get info also because of a secret my mother was unable for unknown reasons to tell me. I loved how this daughter was able to connect with her birth parents.

Sad but true back then that these adoption atrocities happened. The shame pregnant girls patents had hurt so many involved.
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Noemi L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good reading
Reviewed in Mexico on June 13, 2023
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Muy buen libro, excelente trama y narrativa perfecta. Muy recomendable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars <3
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5.0 out of 5 stars An artfully told nuanced story.
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2017
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Maya Angelou famously said, in answer to the question of mistakes she's made in her life, " when you know better, you do better ". It's a powerful philosophy of life; you can't undo what's happened but you can resolve to DO better. Not so long ago unwed mothers were functionally treated as criminals; shunned, deprived of their rights and abused. Their infants forcibly taken and given for adoption. It was believed that it was in the child's best interest to keep secret that they were adopted. This story captures the personal toll these misguided policies exact on everyone; decent, well-meaning people trapped in the system: birth mother, birth father, adoptive parents and most of all, the child. The story artfully allows us to understand the pain and hopes of each character. When I was in university a friend accidentally came across his birth certificate and discovered he was adopted. The story is nuanced.and feels authentic A really worthwhile read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and sensitive story
Reviewed in India on April 23, 2018
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Simply beautiful read. The emotions of the mothers, biological & foster, are so beautiful that one can actually feel and visualise. The read was mesmerising and I just couldn't keep the book down till I finished it. The emotions of the daughter, for the two mothers, has been so justifiably expressed.
On literary front, the insights on the Australian forced law of adoption is a revelation. The torture the young mothers had to go through the "forced adoption law" during those time must have been devastating.

However, personally, I feel 'The Secret Daughter' is not an appropriate title as the daughter was not a secret to anyone in the story.
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Debbie Roughley
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful heartwarming story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2017
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Such a beautiful book. I thought the way the story was initially told alternating between Lily in 1973 and Sabina in 2012 was very cleverly written. Then using Megan’s voice also in 1973 once Sabina was born completed the story and tied up all the loose ends.

I loved the way Lily’s part of the story was presented in the form of letters to James when she was ‘imprisoned’ in the maternity home. It was heartbreaking to read as her hope and optimism that she would be able to keep her baby and her and James would be married was slowly ripped from her. It was infuriating to read the way these poor girls were treated by doctors, nurses and social workers. It was especially upsetting to know that whilst this was fictional the issue of forced adoptions and the treatment these young girls received was anything but fiction.

Sabina’s reaction to the shocking news was perfectly described as she went through various stages of emotions. Firstly upset and disbelief as she struggled to accept that her parents had lied and deceived her for 37 years. Then confusion and anger when they refused to explain and she started to see a different side to her ‘perfect’ parents.

I loved the section of the book when Sabina and Lily were finally reunited. It was both heartbreaking and wonderful at the same time.

I was shocked at first when the truth about how Megan had come to adopt Sabina was revealed but without spoiling the story, whilst I could never agree with Megan’s actions, as the story unfolded in her voice I did understand them.

I think this book possibly resonated more with me as my husband was adopted. He was actually born in a mother and baby home in 1960 and also found his birth mum when he was 37. It made me think even more about how traumatic it must have been for young mothers who gave up their babies whether voluntary or forced.

I definitely recommend this book.
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