Steffanie Edward

My Mother's Gift (eBook, ePUB)

A totally heartbreaking and powerful page-turner full of family secrets

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A page turner, I devoured it in just one sitting, I couldn't put it down even if at times I wanted to because my heart was breaking… I couldn't turn the pages quick enough because my heart was in my mouth… I laughed, I cried… What an absolute rollercoaster of emotions.' PDRG Reads ¿¿¿¿¿

Can your heart belong somewhere that you've never called home?

When Erica gets a phone call to say her mother, Ione, is ill in St Lucia, she knows she must go to her. Though the island - the place of her mother's birth - is somewhere that Erica has never seen as her homeland.

Even when the plane touches down in the tropical paradise, with its palm trees swaying in the island breeze, the sound of accents so like her mother's own calling loud in the air, Erica doesn't find herself wanting to stay a moment longer than she has to.

But stepping into her mother's house, she is shocked by what she finds. Her mother's memory is fading, her once-immaculate house is now dirty and messy, and she's refusing help from anyone but family. And Erica knows she must stay with her, even though it means leaving everything else behind.

What she doesn't know is that - even as her mother's memories get worse - Ione still has a final gift for her daughter. Because the unspoken secrets of their past are about to emerge, changing everything Erica thought she knew about her mother, her home, and who she really is…

A captivating tale of grief, love, and what it means to find home, perfect for fans of Andrea Levy, Jojo Moyes and Amanda Prowse.

Readers are loving My Mother's Gift:

'Totally consumed me from start to finish… Heart-breaking and poignant… Beautiful… I couldn't put it down… It will stay in my heart.' SIBZZREADS , 5 stars

'My HEART!!… This book hit me so hard! I felt such a deep, personal connection with Erica & her mother's story… My heart shattered over and over… Beautiful, eloquent… heart-twisting… Be prepared for needing tissues by the boxes to get through this! It's an absolute gold mine of a book… A must read!' @caffeinereadrepeat, 5 stars

'I'm still crying… Absolutely gut wrenching… Beautiful, raw, and real. I haven't had a book pull at my heart this hard… Fantastic.' Jessica Belmont

'Love, love, love! What a beautiful story! I found myself sobbing and smiling as I read this book. It was such a heart-wrenching read… A can't miss story!… You can't help but get caught up… Terrific…

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bookouture
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800196483
• Artikelnr.: 72535306

Autorenporträt

Steffanie Edward was born in St Lucia, brought up in London and now straddles between the two. Anancy, Crick-crick and other Caribbean folk stories have been a part of her life since childhood. In her late teens she enjoyed reading Susan Howatch and books on slavery. Her absolute favourite reads have been _Wild Seed_ by Octavia E Bulter, and W_oman At Point Zero_ by Naawal El Saadawi. Her writing career started with short stories, five of which have been published. Her first attempt at writing a novel was over twenty years ago, whilst living and working in Abu Dhabi. That novel, _Yvette_, didn't make it into print, but the main protagonist, Yvette, has muscled her way into Steffanie's debut novel, _This Other Island_.