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A Mother’s Heart

By: Carmel Harrington
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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How far would you go to protect your family?

’Full of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tears’ KATIE FFORDE

‘A riveting family saga, with terrific characters, that has you utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved it’ PATRICIA SCANLAN

‘I absolutely adored every page of it . . . No one blends love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does. Not since the late, great Maeve Binchy’ CLAUDIA CARROLL

‘An emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth we’ve come to associate with Carmel’s writing’ HAZEL GAYNOR

‘An exploration of familial love and grief . . . and how in the face of our greatest trials, our strongest bonds can be forged’ ROISIN MEANEY

’Warm, uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read!’ DEBBIE JOHNSON

‘Beautifully written, warm and wise. I adored it’ ALEX BROWN

Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
While Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke’s Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and outdoor lifestyle.

Malahide, Ireland
As Rachel picks up the threads of her life as a single parent, she can’t shake off the memories of her loving family in New Zealand – and her dream house, the villa on the bay. But it’s time to move forwards with their life in Ireland, close to the children’s grandparents, amid the familiar surroundings they all know well.

Until the children’s grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning Rachel's position as stepmother.

Until Rachel’s attempts to strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting everyone against each other.

And until her late husband’s parents mend the rift that has existed as long as she’s been married – bringing with them an explosive secret . . .

©2022 Carmel Harrington (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural

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This was very enjoyable to listen to at times it in-gross you right in the story

Good story line

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I really enjoyed this book. Lots of good twists and turns, likeable characters and a good story line. Well narrated. I recommend!

Great book!

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This is an interesting subject, should the maternal grandparents be able to dictate as and when they wish? This is the story of love, loss, family and adoption. It took me a good few chapters to get into this, but it gradually grew on me and the ending was so much better than the beginning. At times it can drag, and almost becomes too slushy and over dramatic, but overall an enjoyable read.

A slow burner

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Beautiful story, so well written and narrated that I'm going to miss the characters! A tale of a mothers love, through the generations.

Heartwarming to it's core !

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I agree with the last review, an interesting subject
but rather slow and slushy at times.
I did find some parts gripping and overall was pleased to have listened to the book.
Excellent narration.

In agreement

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Brilliant, narrator
Good example of complicated family life
How simple actions can be seen in many different ways

A mother’s love

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