The listing, The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark- 2010, Hardcover- has ended.
A thriller revolving around a long-held family secret that threatens to emerge& take the life of an unsuspecting heiress. At age eighty-two and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret, or take it with her to her grave. Olivia has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun, now being considered for beatification by the Catholic Church. Sister Catherine had founded seven hospitals for disabled children. The letters Olivia holds show Catherine gave birth at 17 to a son, & gave him up. Olivia knows the young man who fathered Catherine's child: Alex Gannon, who became a world-famous doctor, scientist, & inventor holding medical patents. Now, two generations later, thirty-one-year-old pediatrician Dr. Monica Farrell, Catherine's granddaughter, stands as the rightful heir to what remains of the family fortune. But in telling Monica who she really is, Olivia would have to betray Catherine's wishes and reveal the story behind Monica's ancestry. Good condition, minor wear around DJ. 336 pages. Non smoker, outdoor pets. ☜↖