Search results for ""author marjorie celona""
Faber & Faber Y
Why would a mother give up her daughter?Can abandonment ever be an act of love?And could you ever forgive her?'My life begins at the Y...' Abandoned as a newborn at the doors of the local YMCA and then bounced between foster homes, Shannon eventually finds stability in the home of Miranda, a single mother with a daughter of her own. But as Shannon grows, so do her questions. Will she ever belong? Who is her true family? And why would her parents abandon Shannon on the day she was born? The answers lie in the heartrending tale of her mother, a headstrong young woman trapped in a tragic series of events that will destroy her family and test the limits of her compassion and sacrifice.
£7.99
Little, Brown Book Group How a Woman Becomes a Lake
* 'A surefire hit' Jo Spain * 'Masterful' Karen Thompson Walker * 'I could not put it down' Eliza Robertson *THIS DAY NEVER HAPPENED.YOU HEAR ME?By a frozen lake, ten-year-old Jesse waits for his father.It's New Year's Day, and his dad promised a fresh start.But Jesse messed it all up. And that's when he meets the woman.In the months ahead, the woman's sudden disappearance sets off a chain of events in Whale Bay, spanning out like fracture lines into the lives of her husband, the detective trying to solve her case, and of Jesse and his family - a young boy cracking like ice under the weight of a terrible secret. How A Woman Becomes a Lake is a chilling literary mystery that asks what happens when we are failed by the ones we love.
£16.99
Little, Brown Book Group How a Woman Becomes a Lake
'A highly original, beautifully crafted literary thriller' IRISH INDEPENDENTBy a frozen lake, ten-year-old Jesse waits for his father. It's New Year's Day, and his dad promised a fresh start. But Jesse messed it all up. And that's when he meets the woman.In the months ahead, Vera's disappearance sets off a chain of events in the small town of Whale Bay, spanning out like fracture lines into the lives of her husband, the detective trying to solve her case, and of Jesse and his family - a young boy cracking like ice under the weight of a terrible secret.'Stunning .... page-turning and shocking' JO SPAIN'Excellent' DAILY MAIL'Celona has the courage to take her time and yet she manages to pull off twists worthy of Harlan Coben ... It's a rarity: a book confected with satisfying artfulness that feels like a slice of real life' DAILY TELEGRAPH
£9.04
