Reticence - Some secrets should never be kept

By: Melanie Leeder

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In a time and society where being reserved was considered polite, is it possible to keep secrets without consequences? 1937 It’s the night of Fiona Beaumont’s opulent 21st birthday party at the Savoy Ballroom, London. With her whole life ahead of her, she has it all: wealth, beauty, and effortless elegance. But life isn’t going to go to plan. All the glitz and glamour fade as the world plunges into the depths of war. How will she navigate the heartbreak and loss she is to experience? 2007 Hazel Stevens had been a housemaid to Fiona for nearly 20 years. In the end stages of cancer, she knows that she must tell her story to her daughter Mary before it’s too late. But how will she begin to explain what she should’ve told her? Two women from starkly different backgrounds would never have imagined how their lives would entwine so intricately. Their reticence creates consequences that will haunt them forever.