This is an interesting tale with many layers.

Emily is a midwife who has made a mistake, causing her to be suspended. So, she returns to her childhood home where her father's health is deteriorating. Then, there's a French helper of whom Emily is suspicious and jealous.
The story is a woven one telling each person's perspective and at times I found this to be disjointed and stilted, but, overall, it's a decent 3* read about secrets and lies.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for the opportunity to preview.

A strong start to this dark domestic psychological thriller, with an historical element. Told from the POV of Emily and Françoise in the present and Emily’s father, Harold, from his wartime horrors in 1945. Well written and plotted with the three main characters all hiding a secret. As the narrative switches between the two women I found myself changing my mind about who, if either of them, to trust.

Briefly, Emily is a midwife working in London when following an allegation of medical negligence she is suspended so returns to her fathers home in Cornwall. On arrival she discovers that her elderly father has hired a twenty something French girl called Françoise as his carer. She and her father appear to be particularly close much to Emily’s rage. Who is she, where did she come from and is she really a gold digger just after his money?

A character driven story with plenty of suspense and twists and turns that had me fooled about the ending, which was satisfyingly good ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

An excellent story from Jane Corry , the writing is of her usual high calibre and the twists and turns are addictive!
Emily is a midwife and sadly makes a mistake which may have a huge impact on her career, she decides to return home to her elderly father.
Her father is a complex character and has taken on a live in carer Francoise , there is a lot of animosity between the two characters and the story plays out flawlessly .
What are the true reasons behind Francoise caring for Harold ?
The characters are expertly written and initially I didn’t like either of them but by the end of the story my opinion had completely changed , the twists in this book makes it a must read!
An enjoyable read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin General UK.

Wow what a brilliant thriller I was totally gripped from the start. Fantastic novel and brilliant writing. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me access to an early copy.

I’d like to thank Penguin UK and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘We All Have Our Secrets’ written by Jane Corry in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Emily is a midwife at a London hospital and due to a bad decision is suspended while the matter is investigated. On her return to Willowmead House in Cornwall where her father Harold Gentle lives, she’s surprised to be greeted by a young French woman, Francoise, who says she’s his carer. Emily is at a loss to understand why her father is giving gifts to Francoise that should be hers from her late mother’s possessions. But secrets are being kept and there’s little trust between the two women so which one of them is lying?

‘We All Have Our Secrets’ is a domestic drama with a complex and well-documented plot of relationships that spans the years from when Harold Gentle joins the Army at the age of fifteen to fight in France to the present time. The characters are well-described and the story absorbing with twists and turns and surprises, but although the conclusion is unexpected it isn’t as surprising as I’d thought it would be. I’ve enjoyed reading this novel as it’s well-written and has kept me involved to the end.

Emily is having a bad time. Her midwifery career is in jeopardy and her father is terminally ill. Then there's her boyfriend! Emily's father is being cared for by Francoise, who has a secret in her past that will affect them all. a great thriller with a perfect ending.

This kept me guessing as I wasn't quite sure who to believe/trust as the book went on. There were also interesting observations about the effects of war, not just on the soldier but across generations.

All in all another great read from Jane Corry and all tied up nicely in the ending.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

Emily is a midwife, with a troubled career. After problems at work she decides to visit her elderly father, a retired lawyer, in Cornwall. Unknown to her, Harold has advertised for a carer, and Francoise is now living in the house too.
Both women distrust each other, and each other's relationship with Harold.
Harold's life story is told, with clues from the past affecting the present.
Great book, I stayed reading til late as I wanted to discover who was telling the truth, and what the past meant. Great twisty story.

Emily is a midwife, dedicated but overworked, and when she makes a mistake, she runs to her Cornish childhood home. Her elderly father has dementia; she has avoided going home in the past, but now she has nowhere else. Francoise is her father's carer. Her presence undermines Emily. Told from Emily and Francoise's viewpoints, the reader is immersed in their emotions and motivation but are their perceptions of the situation reliable? Harold's viewpoint from 1945 gives the reader insight into his younger self and the events that shaped his character.

The author builds a domestic world full of mistrust and simmering anger. All the characters are hard to empathise with at some point in the story. I enjoyed the detailed characterisation, the plot's originality and the emotion woven into the story. The quality of the characters and clever plot twists make this an addictive domestic suspense.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

4.25⭐️

A domestic thriller, by an author who I had read and enjoyed previously.
Emily has been suspended after an event as a midwife at work, she runs away from the situation seeking solace from her father at her childhood seaside home. Only she finds that he has François’s a young beautiful woman ensconced in the house as his carer. Emily is immediately suspicious of her motives.

The time frame is split between now and 1945, the pov is Emily in the current time frame and Harold in France in the war.

I really got drawn into this, the family dynamics, so many twists and turns throughout. For much of the book I wondered what the relevance of the French thread was.

It was an easy engaging and enjoyable read, the twists kept me entertained. One that I’d recommend.

We All Have Our Secrets.
By Jane Corry .

This was my first book by the Author Jane Corry, If I'm honest it took me a while to get into the story but I think that was whilst getting to know the authors writing style as it wasn't look before I got hooked with all the secrets, lies and plot twists as they was discovered.

The story is told from two view points.
Emily who has come back home following an incident at work and finds a stranger moved into the family Gentle home and Francoise, the stranger who has moved Into Harold Gentles home to be a carer following his advert for help.
Both women have secrets and hiding things from each other and both are determined to find out the truth.
I was lucky enough to get the chance to read this ahead of this publication date on 23rd June thanks to Netgalley, PenquinUK and VikingbooksUK.

This will be a big bestseller; it’s so well written with the writer slowly revealing what is going on with the characters. I really enjoyed the ‘cuckoo in the nest’ scenario and the interplay and changing relationships between the main characters. This book kept me glued to it until I finished. Fabulously riveting.

A quick read,a story of secrets…lots of them and told from differing POV,well written and enjoyable…a good easy read

Well the title is certainly rather apt, there are secrets galore in this story. To the extent that you are never quite sure whether to believe the character you are currently reading or not.

For nothing is quite as it seems, and we given information on a need to know basis.

The story switches between Emily and Francoise's view points, and it was completely unpredictable. I didn't guess the truth behind who actually killed Harold. We do though get occasional snippets of his life as a young soldier during WW2 and from that we can see how it clearly shaped the rest of his life.

At times I really liked both leading ladies and felt sorry for them, at others I just didn't trust them, and wasn't sure what to believe about either of them. My mind was changing rather frequently.

I do like a book that keeps me on my toes, and I was certainly invested in the story and wanted to find out the truth. Well written, this had me thinking, and does really ask the question what would you do for a loved one, in their end stages of life.

Thank you to Penguin and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily

I really enjoyed We All Have Our Secrets and it kept me guessing with twists and turns consistently the whole way through.

It starts with Emily, a midwife, returning from London to visit her elderly father, Henry, in Willowmead House on the Cornish coast. On arrival she is surprised to find a young French woman, Francoise, living there who Henry appears to have hired as a carer/home help but who seems to have already inveigled her way into her father’s life in alarming ways.

Emily is already stressed as things have gone wrong with a baby delivery and she has been suspended from work pending an enquiry.

As the book progresses we learn more about the back stories of Emily and Francoise and they in turn start to gain a little understanding and acceptance of one another. There are also some chapters in the voice of Henry dating back to 1945 and his experiences in the war.

My only negative is that DNA testing features a bit in this book and each time is done via hair samples which is just not realistic for home DNA testing. They require a spit sample so you can't just go around taking hairs from people's brushes and testing them covertly like fiction might have us believe. Hair can be used by the police who have forensic testing but then you needed a piece of root and not just cut hair until fairly recently to get a decent result.

With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A complex read with 2 well drawn main characters. An absorbing plot with twits and turns, a story that is different from the usual. You are invested in the characters and my sympathy switched between them. I enjoyed the ending.

When Emily encourages her elderly father to advertise for some help around the home she doesn’t envisage a your French woman turning up and taking over his life. And when Emily’s own life starts to fall apart and she returns to the family home resentment and jealousy soon read their ugly heads.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book told between the two perspectives of the women involved plus flashbacks to WWII and just couldn’t put it down.

I haven't read a Jane Corry book in a while but when I read the blurb of this one and saw the cover, I had to request it.

I really enjoyed this story, from the flashbacks to 1940's France to the modern day tale told through the eyes of two female protagonists. The author did a really good job of making their voices separate and distinct, and also creating three dimensional characters. Neither Emily nor Francoise are perfect, and they each hide secrets as the title suggests, but they were both very likeable in their own ways and their dynamic with Harold is intriguing, seeming to constantly shift.

The setting worked well and there were enough subplots to keep things interesting, though it never detracted from the core of the story - about family, toxic relationships and secrets. I thought the ending was incredibly well handled and was left wanting to read more. A well deserved five stars.

With thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

Written from Emily and Francoise's perspectives with occasional flashbacks to the war from Harold, this book has lots of twists and turns to make you want to keep on reading. Short chapters helped to keep the story flowing and enjoyable.

A quick and absorbing read perfect for round the pool. I was expecting some bigger twists towards the end and the characters were rather unbelievable but I enjoyed it and read it quickly