Maggie O'Farrell

Maggie O'Farrell is the author of five novels: After You'd Gone, My Lover's Lover, The Distance Between Us, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox and The Hand That First Held Mine which won the Costa Novel Award 2010. Born in Northern Ireland, Maggie grew up in Wales and Scotland. She lives in London with her husband and two children.

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The Hand That First Held Mine Maggie O'Farrell One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. February 2011 MEGA Book of the Month. Winner of the Costa Novel Award 2010. Costa Book Awards 2010 Judges' comment: "A powerful story... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Hand That First Held Mine Maggie O'Farrell Winner of the Costa Novel Award 2010.Costa Book Awards 2010 Judges' comment: "A powerful story full of dynamic characters, crafted with panache and lyricism." Shortlisted for the Galaxy UK Author of the Year 2010. Featured on The Book Show... Format: Hardback - Released: 29/04/2010 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Maggie O'Farrell A 2012 World Book Night selection. Esme was a woman edited out of her family's history, and when, sixty years later, she is released from care, a young woman, Iris, discovers the great aunt she never knew she had. The mystery... Format: Paperback - Released: 13/01/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)