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Dawn French has been making people laugh for 30 years. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long-running and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her first three novels, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, Oh Dear Silvia and According to YES, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.<b>I absolutely loved <i>Because of You</i>. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible</b>
- BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other,
<b>Gorgeous . . . wise and sad and full of love</b>
Marian Keyes
<b>An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human</b>
- Jo Brand,
<b>Incredible</b>
Russell Brand
<b>Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on</b>
Guardian
<b>Harrowing but uplifting . . . It is a book about mistakes, regret, forgiveness and unconditional love</b>
Daily Mirror
<b>Fans who have waited five long years for French's fourth novel won't be disappointed: <i>Because Of You</i> is a book with a beating heart, a story told with warmth and verve</b>
Daily Express
<b>Moving . . . French's best yet</b>
Good Housekeeping
<b>The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. <i>Because of You</i> is a story to cherish</b>
Sunday Express
<b>Told with French's unfailing wit and warmth,<i> Because Of You </i>is the tale of family bonds and the mother-daughter relationships that ultimately make us who we are</b>
Independent
The moving and life-affirming bestseller, perfect for anyone who loves unforgettable stories
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.
As the old millennium turns into the new, 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 truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.
A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.
And mother-love will be tested . . .
Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, 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 Times
'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
Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2021