{"product_id":"family-secrets-a-childhood-story-of-love-loss-and-hidden-truths-9798240931697","title":"Family Secrets: A Childhood Story of Love, Loss, and Hidden Truths","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFamily Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e, twelve-year-old Marie Ann Collins looks back on her childhood in Guyana, where family life was filled with warmth, tradition, faith, laughter, and secrets no child should have to carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie lives with her parents, Mary and John, her brothers Brian and Robin, and her beloved great-grandmother, Edna Brown. Her days are shaped by school, church, cousins, holidays, pets, family meals, and the simple joys of growing up in a close-knit home. But behind the familiar routines are arguments, hidden pain, unanswered questions, and truths that slowly begin to surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Marie watches the adults around her struggle with grief, betrayal, illness, and old wounds, she begins to understand that every family carries stories that are spoken aloud and others that are buried in silence. The loss of her best friend Jenny, the death of her great-grandmother, and painful experiences within her own family force Marie to face fear, confusion, and heartbreak at a young age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a sincere and deeply personal voice, \u003cem\u003eFamily Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age story about innocence, memory, survival, and the strength it takes to move forward. It captures both the beauty of childhood and the heavy emotional cost of family secrets. Above all, it is a story about faith, resilience, and a young girl learning that even painful beginnings can become part of a larger journey toward healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Bridge Publishing Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798240931697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Sharon Maria Fernandes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774338625717,"sku":"9798240931697","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/family-secrets-a-childhood-story-of-love-loss-and-hidden-truths-9798240931697","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}