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

Because of You by Dawn French is a bestselling novel, selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club and longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It is described as moving and life-affirming, and is told with the author’s signature humour, warmth and love.

Set at midnight as the old millennium turns into the new, the story begins when two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters. Hope leaves with a baby girl, while Anna leaves with empty arms. Seventeen years later, the truth of that night begins to surface, with consequences that move towards everyone involved.

Key details

• Author: Dawn French
• Richard & Judy Book Club pick
• Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
• Described as a bestselling novel

Synopsis

At midnight on the turn of the millennium, two women give birth to daughters who are described as very similar. One mother, Hope, leaves hospital with a baby girl, while Anna leaves without one. Years later, the truth of what happened that night starts to emerge, bringing a reckoning as lives collide and mother-love is tested.