Mothering Sunday: The perfect comfort read for Mother's Day 2021

Based on the novel by Julia Roberts, "Mothering Sunday" is a tender and heart-breaking story with a shocking family secret at its center. On Mothering Sunday, Alexandra Abbott's elderly mother, Elizabeth, reveals a secret that she has kept buried for over 50 years. In 1963, aspiring artist Kitty Campbell has recently given birth to her first child in a mother and baby home. She is to give her baby away for adoption, but she can't bring herself to part with her daughter. Kitty flees and meets Bet, the owner of a tea shop, who is kind to her and offers a listening ear. Kitty makes a decision that will change all their lives forever. Several decades later, can the truth from that day finally right the past and bring a mother and daughter together?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

One crisp and bright Mothering Sunday, Alexandra Abbott's now elderly mother, Elizabeth, reveals a secret that she has kept buried for over 50 years.

April 1963: Aspiring artist Kitty Campbell has recently given birth to her first child in a mother and baby home. Kitty is to give her baby away for adoption, but when the day comes, she can't bring herself to part with her tiny daughter.

In desperation, Kitty flees. She stops at a tea shop to feed her hungry baby and meets the owner, Bet, a mother with her own heartache to bear. But Bet is kind to Kitty, holding the baby and offering a listening ear.

Then Kitty makes a decision that will change all their lives for ever. Several decades later, can the truth from that day finally right the past and bring a mother and daughter together?

A heart-rending family drama perfect for fans of Fern Britten, Rachel Hore, and Dilly Court.

Full of insight and wisdom, Mothering Sunday is an inspirational story with uplifting messages about family love, belonging, and second chances. The perfect gift for your own special mum.

Lancashire Post

Weight: 266g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398704091