All My Mothers

All My Mothers
Joanna Glen
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h234 x 153mm - 400pg
5 Aug 2021 UK
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9780008410599
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From the author of the Costa shortlisted debut, The Other Half of Augusta Hope, comes the story of one girl' s journey to find her birth mother, and her realisation that mothers - and family - can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. . . London, 1980s. Though she has a comfortable, privileged life, Eva Martinez-Green is deeply unhappy. The only child of an emotionally absent mother and a physically absent father, Eva has grown up in a cold, unloving house. But Eva is convinced that all is not as it seems. Why are there no baby pictures of her? Why do her parents avoid all questions about her early years? When her parents' relationship crumbles, Eva begins looking for a different, better life: a proper family, a perfect mother, and, importantly, real love. Her desire to find where she belongs leads Eva on a journey spanning years and continents - and, along the way, she meets women who challenge her idea of what a mother should be, and who will change her life forever. . . Praise for Joanna Glen' s debut novel, The Other Half of Augusta Hope: ' A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion' GUARDIAN ' It' s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi' THE TIMES ' Full of the reality of hope and despair in everyone' s lives' MIRANDA HART ' This gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure' DAILY MAIL ' Keep the tissues close' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ' An irresistible message of redemption and belonging' RED magazine ' Heartening and hopeful' JESS KIDD, author of Things in Jars ' Mesmerizingly beautiful' SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The Cactus ' An extraordinary masterpiece' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton ' Gutsy, endearing and entertaining' DEBORAH ORR ' Absolutely brilliant' GAVIN EXTENCE, author of The Universe Versus Alex Wood
Praise for The Other Half of Augusta Hope:' A joy. . . the humour and pathos in their stories lends real heart and soul' OBSERVER' A moving tale. . . sure to make you cry. . . Parfait [is] a convincingly serious, sweet, clever and funny person who ends up carrying the story. . . an epic hero . . . It' s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi' The Times' I found it both a mesmerisingly beautiful portrait of a young woman discovering what home means to her, and a poignant depiction of how our actions can touch other people' s lives in ways we could never have anticipated. Augusta and Parfait are wonderful characters; I was willing them on to find the happiness and peace they both deserved' Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus' Joanna Glen weaves a uniquely heartening and hopeful story. A story about pain, the solace of words and our search to belong, to a place, to a person. Welcome to the world of the wonderful Augusta Hope' Jess Kidd, author Himself and Things in Jars' Without a doubt one of the best books I have ever read - an extraordinary masterpiece' Anstey Harris, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton' Absolutely brilliant - quirky, original, funny, moving and wonderfully written. Basically, it' s everything I love in a novel; Gavin Extence, author of The Universe Versus Alex Woods' The most gutsy, endearing and entertaining meditation on the meaning of human existence that you' re ever likely to read' Deborah Orr
Joanna Glen read Spanish at the University of London, with a stint at the Faculty of Arts at Cordoba University in the south of Spain. She went on to teach Spanish and English to all ages, and, latterly, was a School Principal in London. She has edited a variety of non-fiction books, is a visiting lecturer, a communications coach and an adviser and trainer for schools. Joanna' s short fiction has appeared in the Bath Flash Fiction Anthology. She lives with her husband and children on the River Thames in Battersea, returning to Andalusia whenever it gets too grey.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780008410599
Published: 5 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Borough Press
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 400

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