Good afternoon. Today I am thrilled to invite you onto my blog to view a cover reveal for the book, A Child for Sale by Pam Howes. I must say this is a stunning cover. Calling all lovers of historical fiction, this one is for you.
Book description
I reach out, arms aching to hold my newborn baby, and catch just a glimpse of soft, dark-brown hair before someone pushes me back onto the bed. ‘It’s alive,’ says the woman who delivered my child before she places something over my face. My last thought is of my baby’s first cry before my world goes dark.
1964. When seventeen-year-old Laura Sims realises she’s pregnant, her boyfriend Pete says they will look after and love their baby together; but Laura’s mother turns on them in fury. Wrenched from her home and the boy she loves Laura is thrown into a home for unmarried mothers. With no access to the outside world and treated harshly, Laura fights to keep her child safe and to find a way to escape the nightmare…
2015. Despite the anguish of losing their firstborn, Laura and Pete have been happily married for fifty years. But they’ve never given up on their lost child. And when Laura uncovers a tattered old diary from someone who worked at the home where she last saw her child, her heart breaks in two: those who ran the home sold their baby to a desperate, childless family.
Such cruel actions give Laura and Pete a tiny sliver of hope. Is there a chance to find their child, safe and happy, or will their search bring them only heartbreak and devastation?
A totally heart-wrenching and utterly gripping novel about how far a mother will go to find her child. Before We Were Yours, Sold on a Monday and The Orphan Train fans will be swept away by this gorgeous novel that reminds us to never give up on those we love.
And now the reveal
I love historical fiction and can’t wait to read this. I think the girl has a story to tell.
Preorder here
A Child For Sale: https://geni.us/B0CF2QJHDTcover
About The Author
Pam Howes is a retired interior designer, mum to three daughters, grandma to seven assorted grandchildren and roadie to her musician partner.
The inspiration for Pam’s first novel came from her teenage years, working in a record store, and hanging around with musicians who frequented the business. The first novel evolved into a series about a fictional band, The Raiders. She is a fan of sixties music and it’s this love that compelled her to begin writing.
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2 replies on “Bookouture cover reveal for A Child for Sale by Pam Howes”
Reminds me of Lisa Wingate’s Before We Were Yours. It is historical fiction also, but it is based on a real institution in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Oh yes, what an emotional book that was. That is one not to be easily forgotten.
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