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It’s never too late to say sorry. A whispered family tragedy ripples across three generations in this coming of age mother-and-daughter story.

Sylvia is dying, and her daughter, a British expat living in Dubai, recalls her childhood and the confusing relationship she had with her mother. After Sylvia’s death, she searches for explanations amongst her mother’s possessions, prompting uncomfortable childhood memories and clues to her mother’s sadness. The story moves back to London’s Jewish East End in 1930, where Rose is expecting a baby.

When the natural order is disrupted, and part of our personal history is erased, who do we become? 'As children we assume our parents are perfect and complete creations, but mums and dads will inevitably misbehave, test the boundaries, make mistakes, stamp their feet, and shed tears before they become the men and women they need to be.

©2019 Ruth Badley (P)2021 Ruth Badley
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The reader is gently led on an emotional journey across three generations of family life. Struggling to come to terms with her relationship with her mother Sylvia, the writer explores her family's history and the dymanics that have influenced how she understands her world and those close to her. What makes this account so special is how the narrator ever so tenderly holds the reader's hand as she guides them through the tangle of family ties that serve to confuse and disemble. Nothing is really as it seems.This is a must read book and I look forward to more from this lovely writer.

A mother/daughter story beautifully told.

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