The Love Child

<h2><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Janine and Dougie fell in love they thought it would be for ever.</span></h2><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Fifteen years later their relationship is well and truly over their daughter Stevie their one remaining connection.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Stevie is on the cusp of adulthood. At sixteen she's not quite a child but not quite grown up: a dangerous age. But it's only during a birthday celebration in Spain when she gets too close to one of Dougie's best friends that her parents realise just how dangerous.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>With friendships shattered and trusts betrayed Janine and Dougie - brought together in Stevie's moment of crisis - know they must see beyond the past if they're to secure their daughter's future. But even with such a lot at stake can a relationship with so many complications ever have a future.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Perfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Anita Shreve Amanda Brookfield's The Love Child is a profoundly moving story about the redeeming power of love.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>What readers are saying about Amanda Brookfield:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'Excellent characterisation well written and pretty absorbing. </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This book has got me over my reading slump.</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> I'm now off to buy more of her books. Highly recommend it you want a gentle read about family friendship and finding yourself. Really enjoyed reading about all of the characters.'</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'I could read it again I read it so fast I couldn't put it down.** Very well written**. I will definitely read more from this author in the future.'</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Brilliant book</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - just when I thought I knew what was going to happen another twist popped up - had me picking it up whenever I had the chance.'</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'A great story great characters vivid immediate so 'real' and such compassion. </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Every bit a page turner</strong><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> as Brookfield so gets you into her people. If you like reading really well written real-life novels about </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>your</em><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> relationships try this.'</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Praise for Amanda Brookfield:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'An engaging emotionally-charged and intriguing story' </span><em style=color: rgba(36 33 30 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Michelle Gorman</em></p>