Josephine Cox — A Mother's Gift

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2016 Paperback, 672pp. Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It's an encounter which is destined to change all of their lives for ever.When Ben Morris comes to the aid of Lucy Baker and her daughter Mary, he hears Lucy's remarkable tale, suffused with secrets of the past. Lucy has kept one secret in particular for many years, torn between her a promise to a dying man, and her wish to ease the heartbreak he left behind. One woman's courage has the power to restore a family's faith in a man they thought they knew, and ensure that a new generation can escape from the shadow of guilt and betrayal. But before she can settle the ghosts of long-ago wrongs, she must face her own demons. (ISBN: 9780008171551). Good.