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The prologue introduces a tense, intimate moment as a mother prepares to say goodbye to her baby while moving toward near-certain death. Through needlework symbolism, guarded physical details, and a quiet escape route, the narration emphasizes love, sacrifice, and the determination to protect others. The opening sets emotional stakes for what must be saved and what must remain hidden.","THE SECRET SEWING SOCIETY  \nAN UTTERLY GRIPPING AND HEARTBREAKING HISTORICAL NOVEL FULL OF FAMILY SECRETS  \nSIOBHAN CURHAM  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nBOOKS BY SIOBHAN CURHAM  \nThe Secret Sewing Society  \nThe Lost Story of Sofia Castello  \nThe Resistance Bakery  \nThe Stars Are Our Witness  \nThe Secret Photograph  \nThe Storyteller of Auschwitz  \nThe Secret Keeper  \nThe Paris Network  \nBeyond This Broken Sky  \nAn American in Paris  \nAvailable in audio  \nThe Lost Story of Sofia Castello (Available in the UK and the US) The Resistance Bakery (Available in the UK and the US) The Stars Are Our Witness (Available in the UK and the US) The Secret Photograph (Available in the UK and the US) The Storyteller of Auschwitz (Available in the UK and the US) The Secret Keeper (Available in the UK and the US) The Paris Network (Available in the UK and the US) Beyond This Broken Sky (Available in the UK and the US) An American in Paris (Available in the UK and the US)  \nPreviously Published Titles  \nFICTION  \nSweet FA  \nFrankie Says Relapse  \nThe Scene Stealers  \nNON-FICTION  \nAntenatal & Postnatal Depression Dare to Dream Dare to Write a Novel  \nSomething More: A Spiritual Misfit’s Search for Meaning  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nPrologue  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nChapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \nChapter 21  \nChapter 22  \nChapter 23  \nChapter 24  \nChapter 25  \nChapter 26  \nChapter 27  \nChapter 28  \nChapter 29  \nChapter 30  \nChapter 31  \nChapter 32  \nChapter 33  \nChapter 34  \nChapter 35  \nChapter 36  \nChapter 37  \nChapter 38  \nChapter 39  \nChapter 40  \nChapter 41  \nChapter 42  \nChapter 43  \nChapter 44  \nChapter 45  \nChapter 46  \nChapter 47  \nChapter 48  \nChapter 49  \nChapter 50  \nChapter 51  \nChapter 52  \nChapter 53  \nChapter 54  \nChapter 55  \nChapter 56  \nChapter 57  \nChapter 58  \nChapter 59  \nChapter 60  \nChapter 61  \nChapter 62  \nChapter 63  \nChapter 64  \nChapter 65  \nChapter 66  \nChapter 67  \nChapter 68  \nChapter 69  \nChapter 70  \nChapter 71  \nChapter 72  \nChapter 73  \nChapter 74  \nChapter 75  \nChapter 76  \nChapter 77  \nChapter 78  \nChapter 79  \nChapter 80  \nChapter 81  \nChapter 82  \nChapter 83  \nChapter 84  \nChapter 85 Epilogue  \nThe Lost Story of Sofia Castello  \nPrologue  \n1  \nHear More from Siobhan  \nBooks by Siobhan Curham  \nA Letter from Siobhan  \nThe Resistance Bakery  \nThe Paris Network  \nThe Secret Keeper  \nAcknowledgements  \nPublishing Team  \nRaising Readers  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThis book is dedicated to my friends and family in Ukraine. Thankyou for inspiring me with your resilience and bravery, and for making me feel so welcome in your wonderful country.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n‘Keep fighting, you are sure to win! For fame and freedom march with you. And right is on your side!’  \n—TARAS SHEVCHENKO  \n‘We are not putting down arms. We will be defending our country, because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this.’  \n—VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPROLOGUE  \nIf you were to ask our friends and acquaintances what the women in my family are most talented at, I’m willing to bet my most prized set of needles they’d say embroidery. I’m also willing to bet that they’d gaze dreamily into the distance, uttering words like ‘intricate’, ‘exquisite’ and ‘divine’. But I’ve come to realise that the women in my family have an even greater gift, although it’s not one that garners praise, for obvious reasons, and that is the gift for pig-headedness. It’s a gift I’m calling upon now as I prepare to say goodbye to my baby and walk towards my almost certain death.  \nI look down at the crib where she’s finally sleeping. Oh sleep! To think there was a time when I took you for granted. When I’d just lie d","cbCaip55YMuVMEFh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip55YMuVMEFh","pdf",3641935,9,422,"English","en",105,"# Prologue\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Chapter 5\n## Chapter 6\n## Chapter 7\n## Chapter 8\n## Chapter 9\n## Chapter 10\n## Chapter 11\n## Chapter 12\n## Chapter 13\n## Chapter 14\n## Chapter 15\n## Chapter 16\n## Chapter 17\n## Chapter 18\n## Chapter 19\n## Chapter 20\n## Chapter 21\n## Chapter 22\n## Chapter 23\n## Chapter 24\n## Chapter 25\n## Chapter 26\n## Chapter 27\n## Chapter 28\n## Chapter 29\n## Chapter 30\n## Chapter 31\n## Chapter 32\n## Chapter 33\n## Chapter 34\n## Chapter 35\n## Chapter 36\n## Chapter 37\n## Chapter 38\n## Chapter 39\n## Chapter 40\n## Chapter 41\n## Chapter 42\n## Chapter 43\n## Chapter 44\n## Chapter 45\n## Chapter 46\n## Chapter 47\n## Chapter 48\n## Chapter 49\n## Chapter 50\n## Chapter 51\n## Chapter 52\n## Chapter 53\n## Chapter 54\n## Chapter 55\n## Chapter 56\n## Chapter 57\n## Chapter 58\n## Chapter 59\n## Chapter 60\n## Chapter 61\n## Chapter 62\n## Chapter 63\n## Chapter 64\n## Chapter 65\n## Chapter 66\n## Chapter 67\n## Chapter 68\n## Chapter 69\n## Chapter 70\n## Chapter 71\n## Chapter 72\n## Chapter 73\n## Chapter 74\n## Chapter 75\n## Chapter 76\n## Chapter 77\n## Chapter 78\n## Chapter 79\n## Chapter 80\n## Chapter 81\n## Chapter 82\n## Chapter 83\n## Chapter 84\n## Chapter 85\n## Epilogue","[{\"question\":\"What sets the emotional stakes in the prologue?\",\"answer\":\"The prologue centers on a mother’s final moments with her baby as she prepares to leave toward almost certain death. 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