‘A vibrant heroine, a page turning story and an explosive secret twist’ Charlotte Betts, author of The Apothecary’s Daughter
Description
A lifetime of regret. One chance to be reunited.
Escape to the world of the Staffordshire Potteries, from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine.
When young Rosemary’s mother dies in a tragic accident, she thinks life can’t get any worse. Grieving, penniless and alone, Rosemary’s world is turned upside-down once again when she finds out that she was adopted. Desperate, Rosemary is left to travel to the Staffordshire Potteries, where she hopes to find her long-lost relatives. Might there be someone in her bloodline who will help her – or even learn to love her?
Unknown to Rosemary, her biological mother Beth has spent a lifetime regretting giving up her only daughter. Beth has married a kind and wealthy husband, but she still dreams that one day she'll be reunited with the child she misses so terribly.
One phone call could change their lives forever… What must they do to forge the mother-daughter bond they have both always yearned for?
This heart-wrenching and engrossing historical romance from the award-winning writer Margaret Kaine is perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Dilly Court, and Glenda Young.
This novel was previously published under the title Rosemary .
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About the author(s)
Margaret Kaine was born and educated in Stoke-on-Trent, the famous industrial area which inspired the setting of her page-turning and heart-warming historical novels. ‘The Potteries Girls’ sagas are set across the 1950s-70s following the lives of working-class women and families in the Midlands, and each can be read as a stand-alone novel. Her debut novel won the Society of Authors' Sagittarius Prize and RNA New Writer’s Award.
Reviews
‘A richly woven tapestry of secrets and passions’ Clare Flynn, author of The Gamekeeper’s Wife
‘A gripping ‘rags-to-riches’ tale which will leave readers hooked from the beginning’ Staffordshire Life
‘Kaine has a gift for storytelling’ Woman’s Way
‘A perfect novel’ Irish Tatler
‘My reader was enthralled, particularly enjoying the period background’ The Bookseller
‘A tense and compelling epic’ U Magazine