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    "description": "<p>A decades-old family secret is brought to light generations later and threatens to tear a family apart, in this emotional drama of family love, loyalty and lies&hellip; When Honey McCarthy is given a box containing trinkets left to her by her beloved great-aunty Beryl, she has no idea that hidden inside is a confession to a terrible crime dating back to a cold December night in 1940, when German bombs rained down on Manchester. Beryl has been the guardian of this devastating secret for twenty years. Now it is Honey&rsquo;s responsibility, and she has a difficult choice to make. Should she reveal the truth, that will tear her precious family apart or is it better to hide her family&rsquo;s skeletons back in the box where she found them?A chance meeting with handsome stranger Levi provides a distraction, and Honey finds herself confiding in him. Levi has his own complicated history and their search for answers soon leads them down a path of discovery neither of them could have imagined. Will the dark secret stay buried, or will it change their lives forever?</p>",
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