Behind the Smile — Mary Grand

An emotionally charged, totally gripping story that will keep you turning the pages late into the night..Lowri is pregnant, looking forward to a new life with her lover, Simon. But her plans are shattered. She finds herself alone, her face scarred, her future uncertainHer estranged husband, Jack, proposes they “settle” for each other, and raise Lowri’s unborn child on the Isle of Wight, in the idyllic village of Elmstone.Lowri is befriended by Carina, the beautiful Italian woman living in Elmstone Manor, and Heather, the popular local café proprietor. However, she soon discovers that no-one is the person they appear.What dark secrets is Heather hiding from her family and from the village?Why is Carina desperate for Lowri to fail in her new life and prepared to go to increasingly desperate lengths to destroy her?As she confronts her own insecurities, and faces another devastating loss, will Lowri find the courage to be proud of the person she is hiding behind the smile? Will she find true love amid the confusion and intrigue?