The Broken Legacy

A dream honeymoon. A shocking discovery. A secret that refuses to stay buried.

Will the shadows of the past haunt her forever?

Newlyweds Cathy and Matt Slater can’t wait to start married life together. Planning their honeymoon to Australia, Matt wants to retrace the mysterious life of his family who settled there.

Their trip is everything they dreamed of, but the day before they are due to return home, they make a discovery that will have terrible consequences for them both.

Have they brought more back with them than happy memories, and have they unlocked a terrible secret from the past?

The Broken Legacy was first published as The Tallow Image by Josephine Cox writing as Jane Brindle.

Reviews

Praise for Josephine Cox:

'Thanks to her near faultless writing … readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away' News of the World

'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express

‘Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail

'Another masterpiece' Best

About the author

Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn, one of ten children who never forgot her own experience of hardship. She had a long and happy marriage to her husband, Ken, and was immensely proud of her family and her grandchildren. Josephine’s books have sold over twenty million copies worldwide, and she said of her success, ‘I could never imagine a single day without writing. It’s been that way since as far back as I can remember.’ Her stories live on through Gilly Middleton who worked with Josephine for many years and writes new stories inspired by her world.