The Roots of the Tree - Softcover

Roberts, Amanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909716863 ISBN 13: 9781909716865

Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Ever since Annie's mother died she has been nursing her elderly father in her home, tending to his every need, and she is devastated when the inevitable happens and he too passes away. However, she is able to console herself with happy memories of a man who was always there for her and was perhaps the only man in her sixty-three-year life who never let her down. So when an inconsistency of wedding dates leads her to question every memory she holds dear, her whole life is shattered by the discovery that the man she spent her whole life looking up to was not her real father. As Annie tries to negotiate the grief, anger and betrayal that she is experiencing, it falls to her eldest daughter, Suzie, to pursue the truth and delve into the controversial family past, hidden in secret letters, dusty war records and a neglected headstone. As Annie becomes less and less able to cope, the pressure for Suzie to deliver an explanation rises and she can only hope that the truth is enough to bring her mother back from the brink.

About this title

About the Author

Amanda Roberts studied English Literature at university and became a staff writer for a business-to-business magazine. Within twelve months she had been promoted to editor of a new launch title before committing herself to freelancing within the publishing industry. She lives with her partner and children in Oxfordshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909716863
• ISBN 13: 9781909716865
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208