A Family Scandal

A Family Scandal
Kitty Neale

**A gritty and emotional family drama, from the Sunday Times bestseller. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn.**You can never leave a bad man behind…Mavis Pugh has had a hard life. Despised and abused throughout her teenage years, she turned to the first man who showed her kindness. But her new husband, Alec, quickly revealed himself to be a violent bully.When Mavis escapes from Alec, she thinks the worst is behind her. Moving to a large family house with her two children is more than she ever dreamed of, and when handsome sign-writer Tommy takes an interest in her, she can't believe her luck.But Alec is far from a distant memory and, unbeknown to Mavis, he’s watching her and her happy family closely. Just waiting for the right time to make his next – and final – move…

KITTY NEALE

A Family Scandal

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2016

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Ebook Edition © April 2016 ISBN: 9780007587940

Source ISBN: 9781847562470

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Dedication (#u69520256-8b33-5ac7-984e-1bf3b72a5dca)

I would like to dedicate this book to the memory of Hardip Bhamra, who sadly died in 2015.

He has been described by his colleagues, friends and family as a beautiful soul, a modest, gentle, kind and honest man; a devoted husband and father who is survived by his wife, Marianne, and daughter, Kristina.

Hardip Bhamra was also a talented artist who could create beauty with just a few strokes of a brush, and now, every time I see a wonderful sunrise or sunset, it reminds me of him and some of his wonderful paintings.

Table of Contents

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Title Page (#u428be487-9231-5b0a-a005-3922df23f9bb)

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Chapter One (#u07322583-b645-5efa-8373-3a81a3742f6f)

Chapter Two (#u3671f5d4-bb6d-519d-ba9b-434cdb7afe7d)

Chapter Three (#u41c4100f-7dd5-5e16-8441-2a938f39abc3)

Chapter Four (#u732940c8-c318-5c54-a70b-c586f7c75860)

Chapter Five (#ued754307-287f-5277-bf94-990c39bba197)

Chapter Six (#u1ffb1fa7-6d2a-5ce7-9c91-c76d180fc2ba)

Chapter Seven (#u95e1b5d9-e0a9-5c18-a452-e8a4c5d2fc61)

Chapter Eight (#ueadecf23-c18b-5080-80bd-c07c829a11ce)

Chapter Nine (#ud59b6789-fa48-54fa-b2ea-f9b3aaf9ea26)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)