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WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS GOLD PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025Ill be thinking about it for ever Barbara KingsolverA gorgeously written story...a mustread Jennie GodfreyBoth readable and intelligent...it offers hope and consolation... This novel will be read and thought about for years to come Nick HornbyI was caught up from the first page and completely taken aback by this story. I loved it Clare ChambersA mother following her heart. A father with the law on his side. A child caught in the middle.1982 Dawn is a young wife and mother hemmed in by village life. Then Hazel appears like a torch in the dark. Their attraction is instant and suddenly Dawns world is more joyful, and more complicated, than she ever expected.2022 Maggie has always lived with an absence where her mother should be. Her father never speaks of her and it feels impossible to ask. Then an official letter arrives with news from the past, and Maggie must face a truth far bigger than just her familys secret.Powerful and beautifully written... Lynch is a huge new talent in fiction Good Housekeeping, Book of the MonthExplores love and loss, intimacy and justice, custody and care...its brilliant, I couldnt put it down Anita Rani, Womans HourA beautiful and tender exploration of parental love, prejudice and the things we carry Rachel JoyceA brilliant book... Full of heart, sympathy and sadness Sara PascoeA triumph! Like the great Maggie OFarrell, Claire Lynch deals brilliantly with both big themes and small...
Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 282 g; Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 17
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