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Hours of gripping entertainment and a great many tears' Lesley Pearse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome secrets are locked away for years . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rebecca Waterhouse is just thirteen when she witnesses her mother's death at the hand of her father in Seaview Cottage. But what else did she see?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Years later, Rebecca's daughters Iris and Jessie know their mother will never speak of that terrible night. 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