My Mother’s Lost Secret

A Heart-wrenching Historical Family Saga Based on a True Story

By: Tal Tassa

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Rose would never speak of the horrors she had endured. But when her wounds begin to permeate through the generations, her daughter resolves to uncover a secret left untouched.

1942, Brussels. Sarah Zychlinska never imagined she would have to face another war. But as the Nazis begin deporting Jews, threatening to destroy the world she worked so hard to rebuild, she sets her mind to doing everything she can to save her only daughter, Rose. With the help of a trusted priest, she sends Rose to a convent far from imminent danger. But when the war is over and Rose returns home, it is clear to Sarah that she will never be the same.

2006, hasharon district Beatrice never found the motherly comfort she needed from her volatile mother. Growing up, the war was like a ghost in the house, never spoken of but always present. When Beatrice takes her daughter Gali to say their final goodbyes on Rose’s deathbed, she expects to find some closure. Instead, they find Rose speaking passionately in a language they don’t understand, prompting Beatrice to record her mother’s final words on tape.

When the recording is lost before they can decipher it, Beatrice and Gali’s already fraught relationship only worsens. Troubled by the plea in her mother’s voice, Beatrice is desperate to recover the tape. But even with Gali’s help, can she still unveil the secret of her mother’s suffering? And will it be enough to heal their family’s deepest wounds?

Based on a true story, My Mother’s Lost Secret is an unforgettable and heart-wrenching family saga, spanning a century of brave women and their trials of motherhood during unimaginable times.

Loved the story, hated virtual voice

I loved the story, but virtual voice SUCKS!! There is no voice inflection to help bring life to the story. I enjoy when an actual human narrates the story. I started listening to audio books because of the narration. For crying out loud, ditch the virtual voice and give us humans!!!

The pronunciation of Polish was said with a short 0.

I found the book boring and confusing. It was a struggle to finish. Wasn’t crazy about the AI narration.