A Mother's Regret

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'Will keep you reading long into the night!' Reader Review ∗∗∗∗∗She can't bear to tell her mother about her tragedy so she faces it alone… Even though her baby was fathered by such a brute, it breaks her heart that she must part with her beautiful child forever…

'I knew I needed to read it… Taking place from just as World War II ended to the 1970s, you find yourself rooting for Beth to get what she wants while also marveling at her strength and determination' Reader ReviewYoung Beth Sherwin dreams of going to university - a heady ambition for a girl whose family work in Potteries factories.But when a violent encounter leaves her pregnant at just seventeen, Beth can't bring herself to tell her widowed mother. She bears the burden alone and gives up her precious baby daughter for adoption.Heartbroken but determined, Beth works hard to finish school and take on a challenging job. She even finds herself falling in love with the charming eldest son of the wealthy Rushton family, Michael.But if Michael proposes to her, Beth will face a dilemma: does she dare tell Michael the secrets of her past? Because even if Michael would stand by her, how can Beth cope knowing that the brute who fathered her lost child could destroy her wedding?This heart-wrenching and engrossing historical romance is perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Dilly Court, and Glenda Young. This novel was previously published under the title Ring of Clay.∗∗∗∗∗ Readers love Margaret Kaine! ∗∗∗∗∗“I come eagerly to any book by Margaret Kaine”“The latest novel by Margaret Kaine certainly ticks all the boxes”“A superb writer whose elegant prose never fails to take the reader right to the heart of a tale”“An amazing journey of many twists and turns that you certainly don't see coming”“Absolutely brilliant and can highly recommend"

About the author

Margaret Kaine was born and educated in Stoke-on-Trent, the famous industrial area which inspired the setting of her page-turning and heart-warming historical novels. 'The Potteries Girls' sagas are set across the 1950s-70s following the lives of working-class women and families in the Midlands, and each can be read as a stand-alone novel. Her debut novel won the Society of Authors' Sagittarius Prize and RNA New Writer's Award.