Mother of Pearl

Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she met Barney Patterson, the love of her life, on Southport Pier in 1939. Their romanticpassionate marriage was made in heaven, or so they both believed. But when Britain declared war on Germany, Barney volunteered to fight and the couple were eventually separated for five long years. When he returned to Liverpool after VE Day, he wasn't the same person - and neither was Amy.

But how could things have become so twisted that one day Amy would kill her adored husband? And what happened to their little girl, Pearl, just five years old at the time?

In 1971 Amy is released from prison. Her freedom changes the lives of others, not least that of her daughter Pearl, now twenty-five. Amy and Pearl tentatively begin to re-build their relationship. But Pearl doesn't know that Amy has been keeping a terrible secret, one that she will never share with her daughter and which has already wrecked more than one life. As the truth about the past unravels, Amy and Pearl must learn not only the meaning of forgiveness, but also the power of enduring love.

Didn't want to put this down, couldn't put it down. A great tale through the war years and beyond. Something a little bit different. If you like Maureen Lee, you will love this new saga, set in Liverpool. One of those stories that you wish would never end.