HeLENE’s FERMONT’s novel shows how a man who is highly regarded in his professional life is a selfish coward in his private one. Lies can turn lives upside down and cause unhappiness to all. An overheard family secret causes a rift between siblings which has lasted for years.
Jacques Beaumont is an Air France pilot who flies between Paris and Gatwick. He holds a closely guarded secret which is that he loves two women and doesn’t want to lose either of them. Unfortunately, Jacques health suffers because of the stressful double life he has to lead and he is found dead in an airport hotel from a heart attack. The consequences of his double life are exposed to all.
His wife, Patricia, struggles to come to terms with the unexpected death of her loving husband and the revelations that are revealed – who is the unnamed beneficiary of a large sum of money in his will and why? Will Jacques sister Coco be able help her find the truth?
Meanwhile, Isabelle, Jacques mistress, lives in Paris with her controlling husband and must learn to cope with keeping Jacques’ guilty secret.
Patricia has a twin sister living in Malmo, Sweden. During a party to celebrate the twins 10th birthday years ago Jasmine overheard a secret conversation that affected her relationship with her twin and the rest of her family. Will the death of an elderly aunt help resolve this rift?
HeLENE slowly weaves a pathway through the problems the secrets and lies have caused and eventually the truth emerges.
HeLENE has lived in London for the past twenty years. His Guilty Secret is her third novel and she is busy working on her fourth. She was born and brought up in Malmo, Sweden by her bilingual family. Following a brief career on Swedish TV and radio she trained as a teacher and eventually a child therapist. HeLENE loves to return to her native Sweden and enjoy the tranquillity and spectacular scenery to help her creative process.
His Guilty Secret by HeLENE FERMONT Fridhem Publishing in paperback priced £9.99