Fallen Angels

Tara Hyland

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9781847398536
• eBook ISBN:
  9781847377029
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literature General
• Index: Literature

From the poverty of post-war England and Ireland to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's golden age, a beautiful, sweeping family drama that illustrates that the bonds between a mother and daughter can never be broken.

An unwanted child: San Francisco, 1958. On a dark December night, a baby girl is left at the Sisters of Charity Orphanage on Telegraph Hill.

A mysterious suicide: One year later, movie star Frances Fitzgerald takes her own life. Her husband, wealthy businessman Maximilian Stanhope, is rumoured to know more about her death than he's letting on, but nothing is ever proved.

A terrible secret: What is the connection between these two events? That's what Frances's daughter, Cara, wants to find out. Abandoned by her mother when she is just seven years old, her childhood is filled with hardship and loss. As a young woman she finds professional success as a journalist, but on a personal level, she still struggles to trust those around her. Soon Cara becomes convinced that uncovering the secret behind her mother's death is the only way to lay her demons to rest, but learning the truth may end up tearing her apart.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication page
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Prologue
• PART ONE
• Chapter One
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine
• Chapter Ten
• Chapter Eleven
• Chapter Twelve
• Chapter Thirteen
• Chapter Fourteen
• Chapter Fifteen
• PART TWO
• Chapter Sixteen
• Chapter Seventeen
• Chapter Eighteen
• Chapter Nineteen
• Chapter Twenty
• Chapter Twenty-one
• Chapter Twenty-two
• Chapter Twenty-three
• Chapter Twenty-four
• Chapter Twenty-five
• Chapter Twenty-six
• Chapter Twenty-seven
• Chapter Twenty-eight
• PART THREE
• Chapter Twenty-nine
• Chapter Thirty
• Chapter Thirty-one
• Chapter Thirty-two
• Chapter Thirty-three
• Chapter Thirty-four
• PART FOUR
• Chapter Thirty-five
• Chapter Thirty-six
• Chapter Thirty-seven
• Chapter Thirty-eight
• Chapter Thirty-nine
• Chapter Forty
• Chapter Forty-one
• Chapter Forty-two
• Chapter Forty-three
• Chapter Forty-four
• Chapter Forty-five
• Chapter Forty-six
• Chapter Forty-seven
• Chapter Forty-eight
• PART FIVE
• Chapter Forty-nine
• Chapter Fifty
• Chapter Fifty-one
• Chapter Fifty-two
• Chapter Fifty-three
• Chapter Fifty-four
• Chapter Fifty-five
• Chapter Fifty-six
• Chapter Fifty-seven
• Chapter Fifty-eight
• Chapter Fifty-nine
• Chapter Sixty
• Chapter Sixty-one
• Chapter Sixty-two
• Chapter Sixty-three
• Chapter Sixty-four
• Epilogue
• A note on Huntington’s Disease for readers