Teresa Devereux Reihenfolge der Bücher

This is the second novel in the April Gardiner series and the stories of some of the characters continue. April has become a mother after a long struggle with infertility and is struggling to adjust to the competing roles of motherhood, whilst trying to do her best for the families and children she works with.

Just like any other mother, Samantha Bushell adores her two little girls. Her own childhood was unhappy with an abusive, neglectful and inadequate mother. Tormented by her childhood memories she struggles to function as an adult and finds comfort in alcohol until it begins to destroy her life.