A

breathtaking novel about the ties that bind mothers and daughters together and the

secrets that tear them apart.

Veena, Mala

and Nandini are three very different women with something in common. Out of

love, each bears a secret that will haunt her life—and that of her daughter—because

the risk of telling the truth is too great. But secrets have consequences. Particularly

for Asha, a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, who links them together.

After her

eighteenth birthday, Asha is devastated to learn that she was adopted as a

baby. What’s more, her birth mother died of a mysterious illness, leaving Asha

with only a letter.

Nandini,

Asha’s adoptive mother, has always feared the truth would come between them.

Veena, a

recent widow, worries about her daughter Mala’s future. The shock of her

husband’s sudden death leaves her shaken and convinces her that the only way to

keep her daughter safe is to secure her future.

Mala

struggles to balance her dreams and ambition with her mother’s expectations. She

must bear a secret, the burden of which threatens her very life.

Three

mothers—each bound by love, deceit and a young woman who connects them all. Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters

is an intergenerational novel about family, duty and the choices we make in the

name of love.