We all know, deep down, if we're wanted . . .
We all need to know where we come from, where we belong. But for David and Nathalie, this need to know is more urgent than for most people, because the are adopted.
Brought up by the same parents, but born to different mothers, they have grown up, fiercely loyal to one another, as brother and sister. Their decision, in their late thirties, to embark upon the journey to find their birth mothers is no straightforward matter.
Exploring her subject with inimitable imagination and humanity, Joanna Trollope once again works her magic. In this rich narrative, at once gritty and graceful, she exposes the extraordinary challenges that arise at the heart of ordinary lives.
