Because of You (Dawn French, 2021)

THE EAGERLY AWAITED, LIFE-AFFIRMING AND MOVING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAWN FRENCHLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION''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. The old millennium turns into the new. In the same hospital, 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 gods who keep watch over broken-hearted mothers wreak mighty revenge, and the truth starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all. The power of mother-love will be tested to its limits. Perhaps beyond . . .Because of You is the remarkably poignant story perfect for every Dawn French fan, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.''An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human'' JO BRAND''Told with French''s unfailing wit and warmth, Because Of You is the tale of family bonds and the mother-daughter relationships that ultimately make us who we are'' Independent''The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish'' Sunday Express''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''Beautifully observed'' The Times READERS LOVE BECAUSE OF YOU:''Dawn had me laughing, crying . . . I loved every word'' 5***** Reader Review''Breathtakingly beautiful with one hell of an ending'' 5***** Reader Review''Heart-breaking but so beautiful'' 5***** Reader Review''Fantastic story, fantastic characters - I want to read it all over again'' 5***** Reader Review''Have your tissues ready when you read this one'' 5***** Reader Review