<p><b>The moving and life-affirming bestseller, perfect for anyone who loves unforgettable stories</b><br><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK<br></b><br><b>''I absolutely loved <i>Because of You</i>. Fantastic, passionate, compassionate, so much wisdom, a lot of humour, very real and credible'' </b>BERNARDINE EVARISTO, Booker Prize-winning author of<i> Girl, Woman, Other</i><br><br><b>''Gorgeous . . . wise and full of love'' </b>MARIAN KEYES<br><i>__________</i><br><br><i>Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.</i><br><br>As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters.<br><br><b>Hope</b> leaves with a beautiful baby girl.<br><b>Anna</b> leaves with empty arms.<br><br> Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all.<br><br> A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide.<br><br>And mother-love will be tested . . .<br><br>