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Everything My Mother Taught Me


A Literary Fiction Short Story


Book 1 of the Inheritance Series


Subgenres:

  • Coming-of-Age,
  • Historical Fiction,
  • Short Story
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Haunting coming-of-age set on a remote Massachusetts lighthouse
  • Silent protagonists with secrets that could change everything
Publisher Description

In this haunting short story of loyalty and betrayal, a young woman in early 1900s Massachusetts discovers that in navigating her treacherous coming-of-age, she must find her voice first.

For fatefully observant Adeline, growing up carries an ominous warning from her adulterous mother: don't say a word. Adeline vows to never speak again. But that's not her only secret. After her mother takes a housekeeping job at a lighthouse off the tip of Cape Ann, a local woman vanishes. The key to the mystery lies with Adeline, the silent witness.

Alice Hoffman's Everything My Mother Taught Me is part of Inheritance, a collection of five stories about secrets, unspoken desires, and dangerous revelations between loved ones. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single setting. By yourself, behind closed doors, or shared with someone you trust.

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