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Because of You

The moving Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Enough

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Because of You

By: Dawn French
Narrated by: Dawn French
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The eagerly awaited, life-affirming and moving new novel from number-one bestselling author Dawn French.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.

The old millennium turns into the new.
In the same hospital, 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 gods who keep watch over broken-hearted mothers wreak mighty revenge, and the truth starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.
The power of mother-love will be tested to its limits.
Perhaps beyond . . .

Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.

© Dawn French 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt Funny Feel-Good Comedy Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking
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Critic reviews

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 sad and full of love
An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human (Jo Brand)
Incredible
Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on
Harrowing but uplifting . . . It is a book about mistakes, regret, forgiveness and unconditional love
Fans who have waited five long years for French's fourth novel won't be disappointed: Because Of You is a book with a beating heart, a story told with warmth and verve
Moving . . . French's best yet
The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish
Told with French's unfailing wit and warmth, Because Of You is the tale of family bonds and the mother-daughter relationships that ultimately make us who we are
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What a beautiful heartfelt book! I laughed and cried and loved Dawn French reading it. The accents the voices made the book come alive!

Amazing!

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absolutely loved this book from start to finish. such a well written and performed story. I laughed out loud and cried out loud at the ups and downs. 100% recommend this book and will be delving into another from Dawn French very soon. excellent

Wow

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Wow, what a story. Anticipation, fear, joy, laughter and utter gratitude. Fabulous and gripping. Loved it

Tender, exhilarating and beautiful!

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This book touched my heart in ways no other book has. I love Dawn’s books and I’m a huge fan of her in general, but this book is beyond brilliant and I think it’s her best yet. I laughed and cried in equal measure - all of the characters are expertly conceptualised and you feel bonded to them like they’re your own family. I thoroughly recommend the book and I hope Dawn continues to write more on this subject in future.

Beautiful story of motherly love

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I’ve never written a review before, but still with tears streaming down my face I felt compelled too. Without giving anything away this book has had me on an emotional rollercoaster from the very beginning. The up and downs had me in tears of happiness and sadness…it made me smile a lot…it was so full of deep, profound, heart wrenching love and I can’t recommended it enough. Dawn french read it with passion and from the heart and I can’t imagine it with anyone else’s voices, she meant every word she said.

Just so beautiful….

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