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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Grace
The gripping and heartbreaking second novel by the author of BA Book of the Month and LoveReading Debut of the Month Patience. She gave you her baby. Now she wants her back. When nineteen-year-old Michelle gets pregnant she’s convinced she’ll be a terrible mother. Having grown up in care, she cannot subject her child to the same fate. Instead, she puts her up for adoption. Amelia has always dreamed of being a mum, but gave up hope after a devastating loss. When she’s offered the chance to adopt baby Grace, it feels like all her dreams have come true. But then Michelle decides she wants her daughter back, and it’s up to the courts to decide. What is better for Grace – a mother’s love, or a stable home? Praise for Grace: 'Beautiful... Heart-wrenching. A wonderful gem of a book' Eve Ainsworth, author of Duckling 'Warm and real and heart-breaking all at the same time. I loved it' Clare Swatman
£9.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Women Who Wouldn't Leave: A totally uplifting escapist read to curl up with this winter
‘These two feisty and funny women stole my heart... Perfect for bookclubs.’ Faith Hogan Two women. A community under threat. Can they save their home? In the peaceful Worcestershire village of Stonecastle, Matilda Reynolds lives a quiet, contented life with her animals for company. Then a fall lands her in hospital, and she must rely on her strange young neighbour, Connie, for help looking after her home. Connie is coming to terms with her own trauma, and she doesn’t trust easily. But just as the two women embark on an unlikely friendship, the community that brought them together comes under threat. As they fight to save their beloved estate from a greedy developer, Connie and Matilda discover they have more in common than they thought... 'An uplifting novel about the power of community and the human spirit.' Clare Swatman 'I really rooted for Connie and Matilda. Both women are vulnerable in some way and Victoria writes so sensitively about this. A beautiful, poignant read.' Rebecca Ryan
£9.99