Knotted Secrets: A Novel of Sisters, Silence, and the Secrets We Carry
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Freedom was supposed to feel light. Instead, it brings everything heavy back to the surface.
Leona and Raya grew up clinging to each other through foster homes, whispered questions, and the night that fractured their family. Now, as young adults on their first real vacation, they’re ready to leave the past behind.
But the ocean has a way of loosening what’s tightly held.
A voice they recognize. A brother they haven’t seen since childhood. A story about their parents’ deaths that no longer fits.
As the ship drifts farther from shore, the sisters are pulled into a quiet unraveling of memory, loyalty, and the truths they were never meant to uncover.
Knotted Secrets is an introspective, emotionally layered novel for readers who love character‑driven fiction with psychological depth and slow‑burn tension.
Publisher Year - 2026
Mary Pakusch
I’m a writer who explores the emotional threads that connect us — family, memory, and the stories we carry. After a career in special education, I became an avid writer and a full‑time caregiver, roles that taught me to notice the small steps, the quiet victories, and the moments of resilience that shape a life. My fiction and memoir center on tenderness, honesty, and the courage it takes to face the past. I live in Rochester, New York, always working on the next story and celebrating the small milestones along the way.