Two mixed-race babies are born a century apart and a dark secret disrupts the lives of three generations of women
A secret revealed on her mother’s death sets Vanessa Carter on a quest to discover her ancestors. But she rediscovers her mother, Thea. Who was this complex woman? Why did she keep her origins under wraps and how did she pull the wool over Vanessa’s eyes? How did the beautiful girl turn into the controlling mother she remembers?
Thea grows up in the back end of Portsmouth in the early twentieth century and is determined to escape poverty and prejudice. The decisions she makes not only confuse her daughter, but also have disastrous repercussions for granddaughter Kate, whose marriage is threatened when her baby daughter is born.
The Hatmaker’s Secret follows the story of these three women through the years, from Portsmouth to Gibraltar and back to fashionable Southsea, as they search for answers to their questions. Relationships unfold, facts are uncovered and psychic connections are made as each member of the family finds her own way to come to terms with the past.
A secret revealed on her mother’s death sets Vanessa Carter on a quest to discover her ancestors. But she rediscovers her mother, Thea. Who was this complex woman? Why did she keep her origins under wraps and how did she pull the wool over Vanessa’s eyes? How did the beautiful girl turn into the controlling mother she remembers?
Thea grows up in the back end of Portsmouth in the early twentieth century and is determined to escape poverty and prejudice. The decisions she makes not only confuse her daughter, but also have disastrous repercussions for granddaughter Kate, whose marriage is threatened when her baby daughter is born.
The Hatmaker’s Secret follows the story of these three women through the years, from Portsmouth to Gibraltar and back to fashionable Southsea, as they search for answers to their questions. Relationships unfold, facts are uncovered and psychic connections are made as each member of the family finds her own way to come to terms with the past.
