A Mother's Shame
A gritty, standalone historical saga from Rosie Clarke
by Rosie Clarke
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Pub Date 5 Jul 2022 | Archive Date 1 Aug 2022
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Description
A new standalone novel from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke
East End of London
Maggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father, Michael, always too easy with his fists after spending the family’s rent money down the pub.
Just sixteen, in love and blinded by promises, Maggie sees marriage to handsome Jack as her great escape. However, she soon finds herself abandoned with a beautiful baby when Jack disappears. Maggie is forced to seek a new life away from the East End of London and finds herself a job at a hotel in Yarmouth.
Here she must learn to fend for herself and also accept a shocking discovery that she was fostered as a babe and nothing is known of her real parents.
Her employer, Aunt Beth, is kind and her life improves – but Maggie makes one mistake after another and, eventually, they lead to a terrible tragedy that will bring her to the point of no return.
Will Maggie ever find true happiness and discover the secret of her birth?
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED as ALL MY SINS
Reader Reviews for A Mother's Shame
'What a sweet story this is… I truly enjoyed every minute' ★★★★★ Reader Review
'Great character development, great description of the world at the time. The tale is one that may just be in your family, if you look' ★★★★★ Reader Review
'A lovely book lots of happy and sometimes sad times. I loved this story . Rosie Clarke writes some really good stories. I could not put this book down' ★★★★★ Reader Review
East End of London
Maggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father, Michael, always too easy with his fists after spending the family’s rent money down the pub.
Just sixteen, in love and blinded by promises, Maggie sees marriage to handsome Jack as her great escape. However, she soon finds herself abandoned with a beautiful baby when Jack disappears. Maggie is forced to seek a new life away from the East End of London and finds herself a job at a hotel in Yarmouth.
Here she must learn to fend for herself and also accept a shocking discovery that she was fostered as a babe and nothing is known of her real parents.
Her employer, Aunt Beth, is kind and her life improves – but Maggie makes one mistake after another and, eventually, they lead to a terrible tragedy that will bring her to the point of no return.
Will Maggie ever find true happiness and discover the secret of her birth?
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED as ALL MY SINS
Reader Reviews for A Mother's Shame
'What a sweet story this is… I truly enjoyed every minute' ★★★★★ Reader Review
'Great character development, great description of the world at the time. The tale is one that may just be in your family, if you look' ★★★★★ Reader Review
'A lovely book lots of happy and sometimes sad times. I loved this story . Rosie Clarke writes some really good stories. I could not put this book down' ★★★★★ Reader Review
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781801621663 |
PRICE | £2.99 (GBP) |