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Ellen Baker

Hidden Life of Cecily Larson Paperback Book

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Captivating fictional narrative
Intriguing character exploration
Absorbing page-turner
Engaging literary storytelling
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A family secret, a DNA test, a journey as rich and colorful as the earlyday circus itself. Through Cecily Larsons hidden life, Ellen Baker tenderly examines personal determination, lost love, family ties, and our innate need to discover our own truth. Lisa Wingate, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofBefore We Were YoursandBefore and AfterOrphan Train meets Before We Were Yours meets Water for Elephants in this compelling historical fiction family saga of survival, love, and the families we make. In 1924, fouryearold Cecily Larsons mother reluctantly drops her off at an orphanage in Chicago, promising to be back once shes made enough money to support both Cecily and herself. But she never returns, and shortly after highspirited Cecily turns seven, she is sold to a traveling circus, a world of performance and secrets, to perform as the little sister to glamorous bareback rider Isabelle DuMonde. With Isabelle and the rest of the circus, Cecily finally feels shes found the family she craves. But as the years go by, the cracks in her little world begin to show. And when teenage Cecily meets and falls in love with a young roustabout named Lucky, she finds her life thrown onto an entirely unexpectedand dangerouscourse in a story of forbidden love. In 2015, Cecily is now 94 and living a quiet life in Minnesota, with her daughter, granddaughter, and greatgrandson. But when her family decides to surprise her with an athome DNA test, the unexpected results not only bring to light...

SKU: M9780063351219
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Binding: Paperback;384 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: FA; Weight: 412 g; Dimensions: 203 x 136 x 26

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