The Mother I Never Knew: Second edition

This powerful love story follows the path of a remarkable Edwardian lady, a trailblazer of her day. Marjorie’s resolve, borne out of a difficult childhood, leads her to embark on a nursing career in Africa, fraught with its own dangers coinciding as it does with the Second World War. The central dilemma of her heart over what others think has an intriguing twist as the story is penned by Marjorie’s daughter, the bond blossoming in Marjorie’s twilight years. This gripping account, from the opening sentence to the final page, provides plenty of scope for reflection.