The Love Child

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781471157004 Author(s): Rachel Hore Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2020 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd Pages: 448

Description: The UNMISSABLE novel from the million-copyA‚ Sunday TimesA‚ bestseller.A‚ Secrets from the past, unravelling in the presentA?¦ Uncovering secrets that span generations, Rachel delivers intriguing, involving and emotive narrative reading group fiction like few other writers can. A?A gorgeous and deeply absorbing storyA? Tracy Rees, author ofA‚ The House at SilvermoorA young mother's sacrifice. A child's desperate search for the truth . . . London, 1917 When nineteen-year-old Alice Copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the baby.A‚ She simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family.A‚ But all Alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughter. A‚  Edith and Philip Burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their own. When they secretly adopt a baby girl, Irene, their life together must surely be complete.A‚ Irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth. A‚ A‚  As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light? A‚ Brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, The Love Child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feeling. 'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgivenessA? DINAH JEFFERIES 'A story that stirs the deepest emotions' WOMAN & HOME 'A poignant story, rich in period detail'A‚ SUNDAY MIRROR A?An emotive and thought-provoking readA?A‚ ROSANNA LEY 'Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want the