A Mother's Heartbreak: The most emotionally gripping saga you'll read this year
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Mother's Heartbreak: The most emotionally gripping saga you'll read this year
By (Author) Jennie Felton
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
29th August 2023
16th February 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
352
Width 126mm, Height 194mm, Spine 26mm
248g
Description
'Jennie Felton knows how to tell a cracking story and keep the reader gripped . . . if you enjoy reading books in the style of Catherine Cookson then this one is for you' Books With Wine and Chocolate
'Another superbly woven and character-rich story from a saga author who writes from the heart' Peterborough Telegraph'Packed full of Jennie's signature strong heroines, this book will keep you guessing' MNR JournalIn the grand tradition of Josephine Cox, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, comes a powerfully heartrending new saga from Jennie Felton, 'one of the nation's favourite saga writers' (Lancashire Post). A Mother's Heartbreak is a story of family secrets, romance, and triumph in adversity.................................................................................After a tragic loss, can she ever find happinessWhen her father dies, Abigail Newman is forced to leave her mother and the vicarage she was raised in and take up the position of governess to the son of Sir Hugh Hastings. Arriving at the grand estate of Bramley Court, Abi, who is concealing a heartbreaking secret, finds a family haunted by a tragic loss. But Bramley Court is also filled with secrets. Why is Sir Hugh's wife, Lady Imogen, so sure she can still hear the cries of the little boy she lost eighteen months ago And what is the history between the mysterious, glamorous visitor, Constance Bingham, and complex, charismatic Sir Hugh As Abi weaves herself into the fabric of the house and family, she longs to help the people she's come to care for so deeply. Will they find peace and Abi heal her own broken heart................................................................................For more heartwrenching, heartwarming saga, look out for The Stolen Child, A Mother's Sacrifice and The Smuggler's Girl, out now! And don't miss Jennie's Families of Fairley Terrace series, which began with Maggie's story in All The Dark Secrets and continued with Lucy's story in The Miner's Daughter, Edie's story in The Girl Below Stairs, Carina's story in The Widow's Promise and Laurel's story in The Sister's Secret.Reviews
Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable -- Rosie Goodwin
One of the nation's favourite saga writers * Lancashire Post *
Fans of Katie Flynn will love this * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *
Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable -- Rosie Goodwin
Enthralling . . . Jennie Felton . . . writes her stories straight from the heart . . . evokes time and place with compelling authenticity, and conjures up a feisty heroine and a cast of engaging characters * Lancashire Evening Post *
Fans of Katie Flynn will love this * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *
Has everything a family saga should have - happiness, extreme sadness, love, death, births, etc. but above all it was a real page turner... Thank you, Jennie, for writing such a wonderful book * Boons Bookcase *
Writes her stories straight from the heart...evokes time and place with compelling authenticity, and conjures up a feisty heroine and a cast of engaging characters * Lancashire Evening Post *
If you like the style of Catherine Cookson, Josephine Cox or Katie Flynn then you'll enjoy this * Books With Wine And Chocolate *
Has everything a family saga should have - happiness, extreme sadness, love, death, births, etc. but above all it was a real page turner... Thank you, Jennie, for writing such a wonderful book * Boons Bookcase *
A great read with a cast of believable characters * Peoples Friend *
If you like the style of Catherine Cookson, Josephine Cox or Katie Flynn then you'll enjoy this * Books With Wine And Chocolate *
A great read with a cast of believable characters * Peoples Friend *
Author Bio
Jennie Felton grew up in Somerset and now lives in Bristol. She has written numerous short stories for magazines as well as a number of novels under a pseudonym. Her Families of Fairley Terrace Sagas series is about the lives and loves of the residents of a Somerset village in the late-nineteenth century, and started with All The Dark Secrets.
Visit Jennie on Facebook www.facebook.com/JennieFeltonAuthor and follow her on Twitter @Jennie_Felton for all her latest news.