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 full of dynamic characters, crafted with panache and lyricism."
A gorgeously written story of love and motherhood, this is a tour de force from one of our best loved novelists.
May 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
The fifth book from the award-winning author of After You’d Gone is another delight, weaving
together the stories of two women who have never met but whose destinies are linked by
secrets, deception and love. Maggie’s skill is to draw the reader into her characters’ lives, while
gradually revealing the relationship that binds them. A compelling portrait of motherhood.
July 2010 Guest Editor Louise Candlish on Maggie O'Farrell...
O’Farrell is an author I’ve come to quite late and have therefore read in the wrong order. This is her newest and most stylish; the writing is spun gold. I love the character of Lexie Sinclair: the way she approaches motherhood, the way she runs her career, the way she treats her men. It’s terribly sad, too, and made me cry.
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The Hand That First Held Mine features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, Book Club Recommendations, eBooks of the Month, Books of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
The Hand That First Held Mine is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Hand That First Held Mine was written by Maggie O'Farrell and published by Tinder Press an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
The Hand That First Held Mine has 374 pages
£9.89
