The Truth About My Mother by Jemma Wallace (English) Paperback Book

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The debut novel from the winner of the Gingerbread 'One in Four' New Writer Award, an award set up to raise awareness of the obstacles facing single parent families.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

For fans of Harriet Evans, Lucinda Riley and Rowan Coleman. The Truth About My Mother is a sweeping family drama about secrets, sacrifice and love, spanning from the 1950s to present day.All families have secrets, don't they?89-year-old Jeannette never meant to keep the truth from her family. But when a near fatal fall sends her to live with her granddaughter Amy, she finds herself revisiting a past that's been hidden for too many years.Amy, however, has always been good at keeping secrets. When ex-partner Nick shows up, she's forced to admit that some things just can't stay hidden forever.Judith is starting from scratch - again. The master of reinvention, Amy's mother has been seeking happiness in all the wrong places. This time though, she might just find it a lot closer to home than she ever believed she would...As Jeannette's 90th birthday party approaches, all three women discover they have more in common than they first thought, and the secrets from the past may be the key to unlocking the future.Three women. Three generations. One legacy they all share... From the winner of the Gingerbread and Trapeze New Writer Award.

Author Biography

Jemma Wallace is a writer from Edinburgh, where she also works part-time as a project manager for the University of Edinburgh. She has one son, Archie, and the novel was inspired partly by her own experience of single parenthood and her grandmothers experience of being a single mother in the 1950s. The Truth About My Mother is Jemma's debut novel, for which she won the Trapeze and Gingerbread 'One in Four' writing competition.

Long Description

For fans of Harriet Evans, Lucinda Riley and Rowan Coleman. The Truth About My Mother is a sweeping family drama about secrets, sacrifice and love, spanning from the 1950s to present day. All families have secrets, don't they? 89-year-old Jeannette never meant to keep the truth from her family. But when a near fatal fall sends her to live with her granddaughter Amy, she finds herself revisiting a past that's been hidden for too many years.Amy, however, has always been good at keeping secrets. When ex-partner Nick shows up, she's forced to admit that some things just can't stay hidden forever.Judith is starting from scratch - again. The master of reinvention, Amy's mother has been seeking happiness in all the wrong places. This time though, she might just find it a lot closer to home than she ever believed she would...As Jeannette's 90th birthday party approaches, all three women discover they have more in common than they first thought, and the secrets from the past may be the key to unlocking the future. Three women. Three generations. One legacy they all share... From the winner of the Gingerbread and Trapeze New Writer Award.

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The debut novel from the winner of the Gingerbread 'One in Four' New Writer Award, an award set up to raise awareness of the obstacles facing single parent families.

Details ISBN1409173569 Author Jemma Wallace Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2020 ISBN-10 1409173569 ISBN-13 9781409173564 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-02-20 Imprint Trapeze Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 336 DEWEY 823.92 Language English UK Release Date 2020-02-20 NZ Release Date 2020-02-20 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-02-24 We've got this

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