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A Mother Forever (Paperback)
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A Mother Forever (Paperback)
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A Mother Forever is the moving story of one woman's journey through
the hardest trials of her life and how the love of friends and
family pulls her through. From the bestselling author of The
Woolworths Girls Elaine Everest, this book tells the tale of Ruby
and how it all began . . . 1905: Ruby Caselton may only be
twenty-five years old but she already has the weight of the world
on her shoulders. Heavily pregnant with her second child, penniless
and exhausted, she is moving her family into a new home. The
Caseltons left their last place when they couldn’t pay the rent,
but Ruby’s husband Eddie has promised this will be a fresh start
for them all. And Ruby desperately hopes that this time he will
keep his word. With five-year-old George at her feet and her mother
having a cross word for everyone and everything, life is never dull
at number thirteen Alexandra Road. It doesn’t take long before
Eddie loses another job and once again hits the bottle. It’s up
to Ruby to hold them all together, through thick and thin. She
remembers the kind, caring man Eddie once was and just can’t give
up on him entirely. What she doesn’t know is that Eddie has a
secret, one so dark that he can’t bear to tell even Ruby . . .
Through Ruby’s grit and determination, she keeps food on the
table and finds herself a community of neighbours on Alexandra
Road. Stella, the matriarch from across the way, soon becomes a
friend and confidante. She even dreams that Ruby will ditch the
useless Eddie and take up with her eldest son, Frank. But when war
breaks out in 1914, the heartbreaks and losses that follow will
fracture their community, driving both Stella and Ruby to breaking
point. Will their men ever return to them? A Mother Forever is a
moving but heartwarming story about the family we’re connected to
through blood, but also the family we make for ourselves with
neighbours and friends. A prequel to The Woolworths Girls, it can
also be read as a compelling novel in its own right. A warm, tender
tale of friendship and love . . . sweet as a Woolies pick’n’mix
- Milly Johnson on The Woolworths Girls
General
Imprint: |
Pan Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2021 |
Authors: |
Elaine Everest
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Dimensions: |
197 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5290-1596-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-5290-1596-0 |
Barcode: |
9781529015966 |
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