{"product_id":"a-mothers-heart-9780008415938","title":"A Mothers Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow far would you go to protect your family?'Full of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tears' KATIE FFORDEA riveting family saga, with terrific characters, that has you utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved it' PATRICIA SCANLANI absolutely adored every page of it . . . No one blends love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does. Not since the late, great Maeve Binchy' CLAUDIA CARROLLAn emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth we've come to associate with Carmel's writing' HAZEL GAYNORAn exploration of familial love and grief . . . and how in the face of our greatest trials, our strongest bonds can be forged' ROISIN MEANEY'Warm, uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read!' DEBBIE JOHNSONBeautifully written, warm and wise. I adored it' ALEX BROWNHawke's Bay, New ZealandWhile Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke's Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and outdoor lifestyle.Malahide, IrelandAs Rachel picks up the threads of her life as a single parent, she can't shake off the memories of her loving family in New Zealand  and her dream house, the villa on the bay. But it's time to move forwards with their life in Ireland, close to the children's grandparents, amid the familiar surroundings they all know well.Until the children's grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning Rachel''s position as stepmother.Until Rachel's attempts to strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting everyone against each other.And until her late husband's parents mend the rift that has existed as long as she's been married  bringing with them an explosive secret . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003eMore praise for Carmel Harrington:\u003c\/strong\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A heart-warming story which shows the power of friendship, family and heritage’ \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Heartwarming humour, with tears, laughter and friendship. Immensely enjoyable’ \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Carmel Harrington is a natural storyteller… with heart, humour and hope’ \u003cem\u003eRTE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Beautifully written, emotionally intelligent and moving in the extreme’ \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Heartwarming and heartbreaking’ \u003cem\u003eEvening Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Uplifting, warm, endearing…a feel-good story, the kind that will bring tears’ \u003cem\u003eIrish Echo\u003c\/em\u003e, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Warm, uplifting… a very special book’ \u003cstrong\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Uplifting and powerful… I loved it!’ \u003cstrong\u003eCATHY KELLY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A beautiful story brimming with warmth’ \u003cstrong\u003eMILLY JOHNSON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A warm and beautifully evocative story of family and secrets, love and heartache, with a devastating twist’ \u003cstrong\u003eALEX BROWN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399510466903,"sku":"9780008415938","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780008415938.jpg?v=1730467816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-mothers-heart-9780008415938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}