{"product_id":"the-child-i-never-had-a-completely-unforgettable-and-heartbreaking-page-turner-about-the-power-of-a-mothers-love-paperback","title":"The Child I Never Had: A completely unforgettable and heartbreaking page-turner about the power of a mother's love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI remember the moment I handed her to Suzanne, wrapped in a soft pink blanket. I'd wept while I'd put it around her and she'd blinked up at me with her big blue eyes. The moment she left my arms I wanted to cry out. Suzanne had tears in her eyes as she took hold of my daughter. \"Thank you,\" she whispered.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a warm early summer's evening when \u003cstrong\u003eMia\u003c\/strong\u003e's doorbell rings unexpectedly. 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But as the years passed, those visits happened less and less, and now Daisy seems almost like a stranger to Mia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut she has arrived on Mia's doorstep, and she says she has a terrible secret. And she believes the only person who can help her is Mia. Her birth mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMia, however, has secrets of her own. Ones she is afraid to let Daisy or anyone else know. And while Suzanne desperately seeks a way back to her estranged child, can Mia overcome her past to help the girl they both call their daughter in her darkest hour?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotally gripping emotional women's fiction from the author guaranteed to make readers cry. Kate Hewitt's story will grab you by the heartstrings and never let you go. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain and Jojo Moyes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love Kate Hewitt: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThis book had me crying so badly. It broke my heart, never has any book been able to just wipe me out with such gut-wrenching sadness\u003c\/strong\u003e. A book of love, loss, and loyalty... \u003cstrong\u003eBEAUTIFULLY DONE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eWarning, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eyou will need a box of tissues\u003c\/strong\u003e by your side to get through this book!!!!! \u003cstrong\u003eI loved, loved, loved this book. \u003c\/strong\u003eIt was a real tear-jerker. \u003cstrong\u003eQuestion was when was I ever going to stop crying?\u003c\/strong\u003e My husband even asked me if something terrible had happened and I had to explain it was just my book... \u003cstrong\u003eAwesome\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eBlue Moon Blogger\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eNot only broke my heart but shattered it\u003c\/strong\u003e... When the tears [came] though, they didn't stop. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is such an emotionally charged novel\u003c\/strong\u003e... An absolute tear-jerker of a read for which \u003cstrong\u003eI highly recommend having a box of tissues\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm not someone who cries easily but... [I] thought this book might just break me into tiny pieces. This is \u003cstrong\u003ean incredibly moving, powerful and heart-breaking story about motherhood, love and loss\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eNovel Deelights \u003c\/em\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eI loved this story and the storytelling so much\u003c\/strong\u003e... I identified with both mothers as their trauma increased in intensity... A\u003cstrong\u003e novel you must not miss\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eExcellent in every way\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409611440306,"sku":"9781800193024","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/056b0c46c140c011ab8aac3917cd92e7.webp?v=1778269559","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-child-i-never-had-a-completely-unforgettable-and-heartbreaking-page-turner-about-the-power-of-a-mothers-love-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}