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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
All stars
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A sentimental story of family love, brilliantly read by Dawn herself. Made me shed a few tears.

Pure French

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Thoroughly enjoyed this story and loved that it was read by the author Dawn French

Fabulous!

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Dawn French at her best, humour, sadness and forgiveness, an emotional story full of twists and turns that makes you smile and weep.

A Mother’s Love and more

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This was a really good book. I chose the audible version especially to hear Dawn French bring it to life. I found it a little tough at first as some of the themes chimed with my own personal life, so may have had dust in my eye a couple of times, but couldn't stop listening and actually found the story helped me heal a little. The characters were really interesting and the story kept me warm on my daily winter walks.
I heard Dawn say in an interview that she put a lot of herself into this book and you feel that, the emotions and mother daughter relationships are really powerful.

Moving Story

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I loved every minute of this book, so cleverly written. Funny, entertaining, lots of twists and turns, heartbreaking in a sad and beautiful way. I would recommend this book to everyone.

Amazing book

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