Description:
Scotland, 1940
In a house on the east coast, Jane faces motherhood alone. With her husband away at war, there is no one to protect her from small town suspicions and she must learn to keep her secrets to herself.
Brief description:
KATIE MUNNIK is a Canadian writer living in Cardiff. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, Canada, and her first novel, The Heart Beats in Secret was a USA Today bestseller. The Aerialists is her second novel.
Review Quotes:
'Textured and beautiful. Katie Munnik has a voice full of quiet passion and poetry' Kate Hamer
'Munnik unfurls her story in quiet, reflective prose, but there is much to enjoy along the way' Town and Country
'[A] powerful, multi-generational novel ... full of secrets, stories and discoveries' Prima
'Beautifully written and moving' Woman's Own
'The Heart Beats in Secret is a spacious and yet densely woven work ... beautifully written' The Cardiff Review