{"product_id":"the-mother-s-promisebooks","title":"The Mother's Promise","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA new poignant and breathtaking novel from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Things We Keep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Secrets of Midwives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith every book, Sally Hepworth becomes more and more known for her searing emotional portraits of families—and the things that test their bonds. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mother’s Promise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, she delivers her most powerful novel yet: the story of a single mother who is dying, the troubled teenaged daughter who is battling her own demons, and the two women who come into their lives at the most critical moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlice and her daughter Zoe have been a family of two all their lives. 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 is given a grim prognosis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDesperate to find stability for Zoe, Alice reaches out to two women who are practically strangers, but who are her only hope: Kate, her oncology 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 darkest moments, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mother’s Promise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an unforgettable novel about the power of love and forgiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Hepworth, Sally","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":44825447465184,"sku":"","price":13.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/29939223.jpg?v=1708545588","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mother-s-promisebooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}