Dilly's Sacrifice: The gripping saga of a mother's love from a much-loved Sunday Times bestselling author

Dilly gives birth to a baby girl and delivers her to the Farthing family, who adopt her and offer her a job as a maid. This act of desperation changes the lives of both families and leads to tragic events during WWI. Dilly struggles to preserve her family but eventually chooses love over her own happiness.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Dilly, a desperate woman, makes a heartbreaking decision to save her family from starvation. With her husband unable to work and four children already at home, they cannot afford to feed their newborn baby. In a moment of despair, she decides to deliver her baby girl to the Farthing family at their mansion, hoping they would take her in. The Farthings, who had recently lost their own daughter to measles, were touched by Dilly's plight and decided to adopt the baby. They offered Dilly a job as a maid, providing her with a lifeline and a chance to support her family. This act of desperation would have far-reaching consequences, affecting both families and the course of history. As the story unfolds, sons are taken, love is declared, hearts are broken, and terrible acts are committed. Dilly, driven by her love for her family, does everything in her power to preserve them. But when the opportunity for true love presents itself, she must make a difficult choice - to choose family over her own happiness.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 127 x 197 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472158727