Mother of Pearl - Softcover

Lee, Maureen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752893815 ISBN 13: 9780752893815

Publisher: Orion Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

A tragedy tears a family apart - a superb novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL.

Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she met Barney Patterson, the love of her life, on Southport Pier in 1939. Their romantic, passionate marriage was made in heaven - but with the outbreak of war, Barney volunteered to fight, and the couple were separated for five long years. When he returned to Liverpool after VE Day, he wasn't the same person - and neither was Amy.

How could things have become so twisted that one day Amy would kill the husband she once so adored? And what happened to their little girl, Pearl, just five years old at the time?

In 1971 Amy is released from prison - although her freedom will change the lives of others, not least that of her daughter. But Pearl has her own demons to exorcise in her quest for happiness. And the greatest question she must ask herself is this: can she ever love her mother after what she did?

About this title

About the Author:

Maureen Lee was born in Liverpool and had numerous short stories published and a play professionally staged before her first novel was published. Her award-winning novels have earned her many fans. Her latest novel, The Leaving of Liverpool, was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. She is an RNA winner, and writes full time. Maureen now lives in Colchester, Essex.

To find out more, visit www.maureenlee.co.uk

Review:

Millions of fans can't be wrong. A spellbinding story set in Liverpool in the war and post-war years―BELFAST MORNING TELEGRAPH

a tender saga of family life that explores the themes of love and forgiveness―My Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0752893815
• ISBN 13: 9780752893815
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400