Dawn French 
Because of You 
The beautifully uplifting Richard & Judy bestseller

THE HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED, LIFE-AFFIRMING AND MOVING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND BRITAIN”S MOST LOVED WOMAN, DAWN FRENCH
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN”S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
”I absolutely loved Because of You. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible” BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other
”Gorgeous . . . wise and full of love” MARIAN KEYES
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Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.

The old millennium turns into the new.
In the same hospital, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.
Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.
Anna leaves with empty arms.
Seventeen years later, the gods who keep watch over broken-hearted mothers wreak mighty revenge, and the truth starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.
The power of mother-love will be tested to its limits.
Perhaps beyond . . .

Because of You is the remarkably poignant story perfect for every Dawn French fan, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.
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”An extraordinary book – sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human” JO BRAND
”The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish” Sunday Express
”French manages to pick your heart up with the nib of her pen and slowly pull it apart, heart-wrenchingly, page by page . . . A true writing talent” My Weekly
”Dawn French is a wonderful writer” Daily Mail
”Moving . . . French”s best yet” Good Housekeeping
”Dawn tackles the big ones – love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood – head on” Guardian
”Beautifully observed” The Times

READERS LOVE BECAUSE OF YOU:

”Dawn had me laughing, crying . . . I loved every word” 5***** Reader Review
”Breathtakingly beautiful with one hell of an ending” 5***** Reader Review
”Heart-breaking but so beautiful” 5***** Reader Review
”Fantastic story, fantastic characters – I want to read it all over again” 5***** Reader Review
”Have your tissues ready when you read this one” 5***** Reader Review