The Daughter

A dangerous secret. A suspicious death. A mother determined to find answers.

A gripping story of a mother’s courage and devotion by the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend Michelle Francis.

Getting pregnant as a teenager was never part of Kate’s plan, but when it happens she’s determined to do right by her daughter, showing her the love she never had as a child.

Life as a single mother is hard, sometimes impossible, but it only brings Kate and Becky closer together. By the time Becky is making her own way in the world as a tenacious trainee journalist, Kate couldn’t be prouder. But when the unthinkable happens, Kate’s life is changed forever. Desperately trying to understand, Kate stumbles across a story Becky was researching.

Is it possible that this cruel twist of fate wasn’t an accident?

Praise for Michelle Frances:
’I was blown away . . . Marvellous’ - Jilly Cooper
’Sharp, sinister and addictive’ -Sunday Mirror
’Taut and suspenseful’ - Heat
’Abounding with mysteries, revelations and lies’ - Library Journal

Michelle Frances has worked in television drama as a producer and script editor for fifteen years, both for the independent sector and the BBC. The Daughter is her third novel, following The Girlfriend and The Temp.