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A Mother's Last Wish: Discover a BRAND NEW heartbreaking read from Jo Bartlett for 2025

2 Ratings

4.5

Duration
9H 22min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

Don't miss the BRAND NEW emotional tear-jerker from international bestseller Jo Bartlett. A heart-mending family drama full of love, loss and hope that will make you hold your loved ones tighter...ЁЯТФЁЯТФ An emotional family dilemma inspired by a heart-breaking true story. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes and Kate Hewitt.

Two sisters, one heartbreaking promise...

To everyone who knows them, Louisa and Tom are the perfect couple. They have two beautiful kids, Stan and Flo, and are about to celebrate ten years of happy marriage. Life is perfect. But when Lou is dealt devastating news, that perfect life is turned upside down and Lou and Tom must reevaluate the very foundations on which their marriage is built.

LouтАЩs greatest concern is who will look after her children if sheтАЩs not there to care for them? Will anyone be able to love them like she does?

Holly canтАЩt face the news that Lou is so sick, and as twins theyтАЩve always been together. Older by twenty minutes, Holly has always tried to protect her little sister. So sheтАЩll do anything, promise anything, to make Lou feel happy and safe. Holly loves Stan and Flo fiercely, but with no children of her own can she ever be the mother her sister wants for her children?

Determined to make the most of every precious moment, LouтАЩs final wish for her family is to show them what it really means to live and love. And as Tom and Holly try to navigate their own pain, all they want is to shower Flo and Stan with love and help them make the most of the time they have left with the mother who adores them.

Praise for Jo Bartlett:

'Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.' Bestselling author, Jessica Redland

'Bursting with raw emotion, this heartbreaking read left me with tears on my cheeks, but hope in my heart.' Bestselling author, Lisa Timoney.

'I was drawn in from the first word, IтАЩve laughed and cried, what a really lovely story' тнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕П Reader Review

'I would highly recommend this book for a bit of fantastic escapism and love conquering all.' тнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕П Reader Review

'A heart-warming tale which I enjoyed reading very much.' тнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕ПтнРя╕П Reader Review

┬й 2025 Boldwood Books (Audiobook): 9781804839966
┬й 2025 Boldwood Books (Ebook): 9781804839904

Release date

Audiobook: 26 January 2025
Ebook: 26 January 2025

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