The sweeping new family drama from Carmel Harrington is out now!
An instant Irish Times Bestseller
Second most borrowed book by Co. Cork Libraries in 2023
/ October 2022
Quick Take
Intimate family drama – Secrets – Heartfelt
When a stepmother finds herself in battle with her children’s grandparents, an explosive secret is revealed that threatens their family’s happiness.
How far would you go to save your family?
Good to know
Themes explored: Blended families – Custody Issues – Grief & loss
Locations: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand and Malahide, Ireland
Key Facts
An instant Irish Times Bestseller
UK & Ireland (Harper Collins), USA & Canada (Bookouture)
Australia & New Zealand (Harper Collins)
Praise for A Mother’s Heart
I absolutely adored every page of it. No one blends love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does. Not since the late, great Maeve Binchy.
CLAUDIA CARROLL, IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
A riveting family saga, with terrific characters that has you utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved it.
PATRICIA SCANLAN, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Full of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tears.
KATIE FFORDE, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
With Echoes of Maeve Binchy, an emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth we’ve come to associate with Carmel’s writing. A natural storyteller with a talent for capturing life with all its complications, Carmel’s ability to handle loss and love with a light and sensitive touch holds the reader in safe hands.
HAZEL GAYNOR, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Warm, uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read.
DEBBIE JOHNSON, USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Beautifully written, warm and wise. I adored it.
ALEX BROWN
An exploration of familial love and grief, of lives thrown together and blown apart, of hearts that struggle to understand and forgive, and how in the face of our greatest trials, our strongest bonds can be forged.
ROISIN MEANEY, IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER