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A Mother’s Heart

By: Carmel Harrington
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Publisher's Summary

How far would you go to protect your family?

’Full of heart and essential truth, this moving book will sweep you to a very satisfying ending and perhaps a few happy tears’ KATIE FFORDE

‘A riveting family saga, with terrific characters, that has you utterly engrossed from start to finish. I loved it’ PATRICIA SCANLAN

‘I absolutely adored every page of it . . . No one blends love and loss, happiness and heartbreak quite the way Carmel does. Not since the late, great Maeve Binchy’ CLAUDIA CARROLL

‘An emotional family drama . . . full of the warmth we’ve come to associate with Carmel’s writing’ HAZEL GAYNOR

‘An exploration of familial love and grief . . . and how in the face of our greatest trials, our strongest bonds can be forged’ ROISIN MEANEY

’Warm, uplifting and thought-provoking . . . The perfect book club read!’ DEBBIE JOHNSON

‘Beautifully written, warm and wise. I adored it’ ALEX BROWN

Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
While Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke’s Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and outdoor lifestyle.

Malahide, Ireland
As Rachel picks up the threads of her life as a single parent, she can’t shake off the memories of her loving family in New Zealand – and her dream house, the villa on the bay. But it’s time to move forwards with their life in Ireland, close to the children’s grandparents, amid the familiar surroundings they all know well.

Until the children’s grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning Rachel's position as stepmother.

Until Rachel’s attempts to strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting everyone against each other.

And until her late husband’s parents mend the rift that has existed as long as she’s been married – bringing with them an explosive secret . . .

©2022 Carmel Harrington (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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A feel good book

Not my usual genre, but a good, lighthearted read. A little trite at times, but I enjoyed the contrast between the two settings, namely Nee Zealand and Ireland.
I am reasonably new to audiobooks, and am quite particular about my narrators. Aoife McMahon is one of my favourites (I have listened to all her Dervla McTiernan narration)and quite honestly the reason I chose this book. Unfortunately Aoife’s attempts at NZ accents were awful! Luckily there was a lot of Irishdialogue, otherwise I don’t think I would have made it to the end.

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