Between a Mother and Her Child - Softcover

Noble, Elizabeth

3.81

1,234 ratings by Goodreads

9780425267936: Between a Mother and Her Child

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425267938 ISBN 13: 9780425267936

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group, 2013

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The love of a family is stronger than even the greatest tragedy . . .

Twenty years after their impulsive marriage, Maggie and Bill Barrett are happily settled into the quiet comfort of their dream home with their three beautiful children. Then, the day after Christmas 2004, their world is shattered apart.

Feeling isolated, Bill leaves to try to discover peace on his own. Maggie shuts down, incapable of connecting with her children or even sleeping most nights. Getting by in a daze, she has no idea how to begin picking up the pieces of their lives.

Enter Kate: a woman who placed an ad in the paper to be a housekeeper and companion to a family. Kate has secrets and sorrows of her own, but her gentle caring has an immediate effect on the children--and on Maggie herself. When Bill announces that he's fallen for another woman, Maggie realizes that she will have to fight to put her family back together. But after all they've been through, can anything truly fix their broken ties?

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Review:

"How does a family travel the most painful journey imaginable? In this poignant story of rebirth and abiding family love, Elizabeth Noble gently takes us down a path of friendship, understanding and compassion. Her beautifully drawn characters are as tender and big-hearted as they are unforgettable."--Diane Chamberlain, author of Necessary Lies

"An intense, emotional exploration of the devastating effects of grief on a family . . . Noble unfailingly creates beautifully drawn characters you can't help but love, inhabiting a tightly plotted narrative that will keep you gripped from start to finish."--Daily Mail Online

"Elizabeth Noble has made a name for herself writing tear-jerking blockbusters, and her fans won't be disappointed by her latest offering. . . Noble paints a convincing and acute picture of the isolation and even the selfishness of loss."--Express Online (UK)

"A remarkable narrative that will captivate and ensnare the reader, while fully engaging the emotions. . . A delicate and well-executed treatise that will have the reader utterly transfixed by the characters and their emotional journeys."--Sunshine Coast Daily

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'A moving story about love, loss and family ties' Good Housekeeping

For Maggie and Bill it was love at (almost) first sight.

One impulsive wedding, twenty years and three adored children later, the Barrett family seems to have it all. Until the day their world stops turning.

In one instant, everything has changed in the cruellest of ways, and neither Bill nor Maggie nor the children can ever be the same again. Clinging to the wreckage of her family, Maggie cannot even begin to fix things on her own.

Enter Kate: housekeeper, companion and shoulder to cry on. She's here to pick up the pieces and fix what isn't completely broken. But can Maggie trust Kate? And why is Kate so keen to help?

When Bill falls for another woman, Maggie realizes she will have to fight to put her family back together - but will they still want her?

Between a Mother and her Child is the moving and heart-warming exploration of the ultimate bond of love.

'Noble writes wonderfully well' Daily Mail

'Poignant and realistic, you could be teary-eyed by the end' OK

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