Because of You

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The moving and life-affirming bestseller, perfect for anyone who loves unforgettable stories

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN”S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

”I absolutely loved Because of You. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible” BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other

”Gorgeous . . . wise and full of love” MARIAN KEYES
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Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.

As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.

Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.
Anna leaves with empty arms.

Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.

A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.

And mother-love will be tested . . .

Because Of You is Dawn French”s stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.
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”An extraordinary book – sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human” JO BRAND

”The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish” Sunday Times

”French manages to pick your heart up with the nib of her pen and slowly pull it apart, heart-wrenchingly, page by page . . . A true writing talent” My Weekly

”Dawn French is a wonderful writer” Daily Mail

”Moving . . . French”s best yet” Good Housekeeping

”Dawn tackles the big ones – love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood – head on” Guardian

Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2021