Marcella Edwards
Unconventional Unions
The Hand that First Held Mine
By Maggie O’Farrell
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Maggie O’Farrell’s fifth novel, The Hand that First Held Mine, confronts the difficulties and wonders of motherhood. Through the lives of two women, Lexie and Elina, living a generation apart, a story of abandonment and unexpected joy spools out across London.
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