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The Manhattan secret, Marie-Bernadette Dupuy ; translated from the French by Deniz Gulan

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The Manhattan secret, Marie-Bernadette Dupuy ; translated from the French by Deniz Gulan
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The Manhattan secret
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Marie-Bernadette Dupuy ; translated from the French by Deniz Gulan
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October 1886. Catherine and Guillaume Duquesne set off to New York with their six-year-old daughter Elisabeth. But the young couple's dreams of freedom and independence soon turn into a nightmare when Catherine dies during the journey and Guillaume is assaulted and left for dead soon after their arrival on American soil. A wealthy family adopts Elisabeth, who grows up spoiled and happy. But when she turns 16, she learns the truth about her origins and decides to return to France to meet her real family. Upon her arrival she realises that her grandfather's house, too, is seething with secrets
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