{"product_id":"9781801621649-mothers-shame","title":"A Mother's Shame","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gritty, standalone historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke. \u003cb\u003eA new standalone novel from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEast End of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father, Michael, always too easy with his fists after spending the family’s rent money down the pub. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust sixteen, in love and blinded by promises, Maggie sees marriage to handsome Jack as her great escape. However, she soon finds herself abandoned with a beautiful baby when Jack disappears. Maggie is forced to seek a new life away from the East End of London and finds herself a job at a hotel in Yarmouth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere she must learn to fend for herself and also accept a shocking discovery that she was fostered as a babe and nothing is known of her real parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer employer, Aunt Beth, is kind and her life improves – but Maggie makes one mistake after another and, eventually, they lead to a terrible tragedy that will bring her to the point of no return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Maggie ever find true happiness and discover the secret of her birth? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED as ALL MY SINS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReader Reviews for \u003ci\u003eA Mother's Shame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'What a sweet story this is… I truly enjoyed every minute' ★★★★★ \u003cb\u003eReader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Great character development, great description of the world at the time. The tale is one that may just be in your family, if you look' ★★★★★ \u003cb\u003eReader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A lovely book lots of happy and sometimes sad times. I loved this story . Rosie Clarke writes some really good stories. I could not put this book down' ★★★★★ \u003cb\u003eReader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41078840164449,"sku":"9781801621649","price":25.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/6ce65d2906e5d662195bc9d2ffb80a6e_1b52fdd6-a322-4164-b5cb-f6e026d20c6d.png?v=1700187370","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781801621649-mothers-shame","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}