Because of You: The beautifully uplifting Richard & Judy bestseller

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For eighteen years Hope kept the secret from everyone, not telling anyone her real daughter was stillborn and the daughter she has now, Minnie, isn’t really hers. Major TW for stillbirth/infant loss (that’s not a spoiler as it’s part of the premise) and other upsetting things I won’t say as they’d spoil it. How could someone commit a crime of this sort and get away with it so easily with an ongoing police investigation (the police inspector was another one dimensional character) is beyond me.

The ending of the novel was somewhat surprising and unexpected but certainly a tearjerker that pulled the story together to a good end, always so important with novels of this genre. About how their lives intersect and the way in which a tragedy leads to a snap decision, and the impact that it has on two families who are most definitely chalk and cheese. I mention this by way of ameliorating my negativity, perhaps had I read the DF in isolation I would have enjoyed it more.

The male characters in it are terrible - the incompetent police inspector’s character is so overwritten it’s cringeworthy.

Hope kidnaps Anna's newborn baby; and the story continues, telling how Hope raises Minnie, the daughter, and of the 'extraordinary' bond.

Everything that you witness in the book is driven love, especially what happens in the final chapters. I had seen so many good reviews of this, I couldn’t pass this by, especially as it was narrated by Dawn French. The start of a new Millennium – 1st of January 2000 – sees two couples in hospital in London, both in the throes of giving birth. I’d like to ask her if letter writing features regularly in her real life, but I guess the opportunity to do so isn’t likely to arise!

This is a fabulously entertaining and immersive read, of family, love, loss, grief, forgiveness and such courage and bravery that it left me breathless. If I was FORCED to find positives, the writing is fine and the author is also an actress, so the narration is good. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Warning: Stillbirth and a stolen newborn are mentioned in this review as they are brought up in this book. Fundamentally I found the plot uncomfortable and whilst it’s not a bad book, I’m not sure why it’s being so highly praised. We then jump forward nearly 18 years, when events will transpire to bring the truth out and reunite these two families.