Because of You

By: Dawn French

Narrated by: Dawn French

Brought to you by Penguin.

The eagerly awaited, life-affirming and moving new novel from number-one bestselling author Dawn French.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.

The old millennium turns into the new.
In the same hospital, 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 gods who keep watch over broken-hearted mothers wreak mighty revenge, and the truth starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.
The power of mother-love will be tested to its limits.
Perhaps beyond . . .

Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love.

© Dawn French 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

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 sad and full of love

An extraordinary book - sad, heartening, gripping and reassuringly human (Jo Brand)

Incredible

Dawn tackles the big ones - love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood - head on

Harrowing but uplifting . . . It is a book about mistakes, regret, forgiveness and unconditional love

Fans who have waited five long years for French's fourth novel won't be disappointed: Because Of You is a book with a beating heart, a story told with warmth and verve

Moving . . . French's best yet

The final scenes are so perfectly executed they almost broke my heart. Because of You is a story to cherish

Told with French's unfailing wit and warmth, Because Of You is the tale of family bonds and the mother-daughter relationships that ultimately make us who we are

WOW .. what a story

What a wonderful story to listen to. From beginning to get it just flowed, with a surprise ending.

Stunning

I cant remember the last time a book made me laugh, cry, and read with such sensitivity. well done, Dawn. kiss kiss

Absolutely breathless while reading A+++++

I was so shocked while I read this at how well it read how smooth and seamless the characters were built and just completely falling in love with them. It was so shocking that something that was so awful such as stealing the baby turned into such a beautiful story of love,acceptance, and kindness! Dawn French, you are one of my favorite actresses, but now I can say you are also one of my new favorite authors! Thank you for this wonderful book! I wish you could write a sequel so we could follow Minnie’s story! :) Mary Massey

A wonderful experience

With engaging characters voiced by the incomparable author, the story unfolds in the mind and touches the heart.

Unexpected

A sad happy story which holds the listener cradled softly, safely with feelings and love