Juno Sutherland is just about managing to keep things together. Her job as a GP and raising a family mean that she is constantly on the go, and continually criticised by her smart as a whip daughter. Things have been a bit of a struggle since her husband took a years secondment to America. When a dishy new doctor joins the practice Juno begins to question whether her marriage is a happy one. Life becomes even more complicated when her younger sister, Lexia, returns home. Lexia left home at sixteen to become a sing star on reality TV and hasn't returned home since. Lexia's return home signals an unraveling of lots of secrets.
This is one of those stories that has a little bit of everything; romance, an unhappy marriage, precocious children, family secrets, heartbreak and so much more. I really enjoyed the mix of characters, particularly Juno and Lexia.
Juno's story focuses on the marriage she fell in to, the rest of her life is fine. The appearance of the handsome new doctor while her husband is working away is the catalyst needed to make her examine the status quo. There are some humorous moments, along with the inevitable misunderstandings, before the situation is resolved.
The elements featuring Lexia show the seedier side of reality TV and hammer home the fact that fame isn't everything we expect. From the outside Lexia appears to have everything but we slowly learn that her marriage to a waning football star has lost its gloss and huge secrets are ruining her happiness.
Along with Juno and Lexia there are two other Sutherland sisters, sisters who play more minor roles in the story, however they are hiding secrets too. Some of the secrets are darker than others but over time we learn that life becomes more complicated the longer those secrets remain hidden.
Sing Me A Secret by Julie Houston will be published in audio format on 8th December 2022, the paperback and ebook versions are already available. My thanks to NetGalley and Saga Egmont for a review copy.
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