This book grabs you with real feelings about family and music’s power. It shows how past pain shapes us, but hope stays alive. Simple words make the hurt close and true. A strong read for those who like deep family tales.' Book Reviews Cafe
A story of fear, betrayal and love that survives the cruellest separation, a mother from her child. A family saga set mainly in North East England with a pop diva as the central character.
The talented musical family lives with two secrets. The first threatens the lives of each of them and the second is the knowledge they gave away a child. He becomes a world-renowned, musical maestro, unaware that his talent isn't the only gift he may have inherited, it's a fifty-fifty chance that he could have Huntington's Disease.
"A rare and beautifully written family saga in which a secret legacy haunts each generation."
Barry Walsh, author: The Pimlico Kid and Danny Boy
"Powerful and heartbreaking."
Sue Clark, author: Note to a Boy and A Novel Solution
"This book, without being sensational, captures many of the issues families face as well as the secrecy that can shroud the illness."
Cath Stanley, Chief Executive, The Huntington's Disease Association
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Author bio
An award-winning comedy scriptwriter, newspaper and broadcast journalist.
Gifts is her first novel.
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