About this item
Sally Hepworth novels are "sure to appeal to fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult, and Lisa Genova; book clubs will be lining up." -- Library Journal (starred review) All their lives, Alice Stanhope and her daughter, Zoe, have been a family of two, living quietly in Northern California. Zoe has always struggled with crippling social anxiety and her mother has been her constant and fierce protector. With no family to speak of, and the identity of Zoe's father shrouded in mystery, their team of two works -- until it doesn't. Until Alice gets sick and needs to fight for her life. Desperate to find stability for Zoe, Alice reaches out to two women who are practically strangers but who are her only hope: Kate, a nurse, and Sonja, a social worker. As the four of them come together, a chain of events is set into motion and all four of them must confront their sharpest fears and secrets -- secrets about abandonment, abuse, estrangement, and the deepest longing for family. Imbued with heart and humor in even the most dismal moments, The Mother's Promise is an unforgettable novel about the unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters and the new ways in which families are forged.
About the Author
Sally Hepworth is the bestselling author of The Secrets of Midwives (2015) , The Things We Keep (2016) The Mother's Promise (2017) , The Family Next Door (2018) , The Mother In Law (April 2019) , The Good Sister (April 2021) and The Younger Wife (April 2022) . Hollywood actress and producer, Amy Poehler, has optioned The Mother In Law for a TV series.Sally's books have been labelled "enchanting" by The Herald Sun, "smart and engaging" by Publisher's Weekly, and New York Times bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Emily Giffin have praised Sally's novels as "women's fiction at its finest" and "totally absorbing". Sally's novels are available worldwide in English and have been translated into 10 languages.?Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children.
