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Two daughters. Two mothers. The secrets of two lifetimes.
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In 1984 two young mothers meet at a toddler group in Birmingham. As their friendship grows, they share with each other the difficulties and secrets in their lives: Joanne, a sweet, shy girl, is increasingly afraid of her husband. The lively, promising man she married has become hostile and violent and she is too ashamed to tell anyone. When her mother, Margaret is suddenly rushed into hospital, the bewildered family find that there are things about their mother of which they had no idea. Margaret was evacuated from Birmingham as a child and has spent years avoiding the pain of her childhood – but finds that you can’t run from the past forever. Sooky, kind and good-natured, has already been through one disastrous marriage and is back at home living with her parents. But being ‘disgraced’ is not easy. Her mother, Meena, refuses to speak to Sooky. At first her silence seems like a punishment, but Sooky gradually realizes it contains emotions which are far more complicated and that her mother may need her help. Meena has spent 20 years trying to fit in with life in Birmingham, and to deal with the conflicts within her between east and west, old ways and new. This is the story of two young women discovering the heartbreak of their mothers’ lives, and of how mothers create daughters – and learn from them.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A good story, not my usuual read but thoroughly enjoyed the different way of lives, highly recommend. Usually like books set in war time Britain but this was set in the 80's and as an 80's child I could identify with the times!
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have bought Annie Murray's books for years. This one is not a let-down - brilliant as ever.
Pauline Smith
Pauline Smith
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This latest book by Annie Murray is as I expected, very good. Takes a little getting into as it is slightly more modern than her normal books but well worth it. Being a Birmingham girl it is even better as I recognise all the places she refers to.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
my daughter my mother
A good read, kept me happy with my kindle and silent for my hubby which i know he likes,not at all slushy , a little bit gritty
and good emotion . Read more
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Published 3 days ago by tweety
Great read
I have read all Annie Murray's books and this has to be the best yet. Great read and coming from a very interesting angle of an asian family and a white british family and the... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Mrs. Amanda J. Rolleston
Good Standard for Annie Again!
This book is set mostly in the 80's, with periods looking back into the past of the 2 mothers to World War II and the time of partition in India. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Liz52Woody
Annie Murray - My Daughter My Mother
I am a fan of Annie Murray's books and enjoyed this one very much. I get the impression that she does a lot of research for her books and think that this makes her books and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Savage
Engrossing
This was quite an involved story with many threads.....but the author kept them interwoven so that it was easy to follow. I learned a lot about the Sikh way of life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Margaret Bruce
Very enjoyable
Relationships between mothers and daughters are notoriously complicated: this story surrounds two families at times of crisis, placing even more strain on the already fragile... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Janet
I have to disagree...
Having read other Annie Murray books, and really enjoyed them, I thought I had downloaded a bargain to my Kindle for 99p. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jmp
another good read
this is another of annie murrays good stories,which makes you feel you are there.the characters are so believable,you feel you know them personally.excellent
Published 1 month ago by somersetmaria
Good book
I really enjoyed reading this book with the two completely different families and very similar problems in life. Very modern
Published 1 month ago by P. Grundy
Book for Mum
Mum very pleased with book for Mothers Day, good story and author, excellent for avid readers. Excellent latest book to have .
Published 1 month ago by caravan lady
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