Product Description
Because of You
Author: Dawn French
Format: Paperback
The moving and life-affirming bestseller, perfect for anyone who loves unforgettable stories
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and a Richard & Judy Book Club Pick
'I absolutely loved Because of You. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible' — BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other
'Gorgeous . . . wise and full of love' — Marian Keyes
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.
As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.
Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.
Anna leaves with empty arms.
Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.
A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.
And mother-love will be tested . . .
Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.
'An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human' — Jo Brand
'The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish' — Sunday Times
'French manages to pick your heart up with the nib of her pen and slowly pull it apart, heart-wrenchingly, page by page . . . A true writing talent' — My Weekly
'Dawn French is a wonderful writer' — Daily Mail
'Moving . . . French's best yet' — Good Housekeeping
'Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on' — Guardian
Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2021
About the Author
Dawn French has been making people laugh for 30 years. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long-running and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her first three novels, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, Oh Dear Silvia and According to YES, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.
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