The Memory
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Mother and daughter tied together by shame and secrecy, love and hate.
I wait by the bed. I move into her line of vision and it’s as though we’re watching one another, my mother and me; two women – trapped.
Today has been a long time coming. Irene sits at her mother's side waiting for the right moment, for the point at which she will know she is doing the right thing by Rose.
Rose was Irene's little sister, an unwanted embarrassment to their mother Lilian but a treasure to Irene. Rose died thirty years ago, when she was eight, and nobody has talked about the circumstances of her death since. But Irene knows what she saw. Over the course of 24 hours their moving and tragic story is revealed – a story of love and duty, betrayal and loss – as Irene rediscovers the past and finds hope for the future.
"...A book that is both powerful and moving, exquisitely penetrating. I am drawn in, empathising so intensely with Irene that I feel every twinge of her frustration, resentment, utter weariness and abiding love." Thorne Moore
"Judith Barrow's greatest strength is her understanding of her characters and the times in which they live; The Memory is a poignant tale of love and hate in which you will feel every emotion experienced by Irene." Terry Tyler
The new novel from the bestselling author of the Howarth family saga
Judith Barrow
Judith Barrow grew up in the Pennines and has degrees in literature and creative writing. She makes regular appearances at literary festivals and is the joint founder of the Narbeth Book Festival. She has lived in Pembrokeshire for nearly forty years. Judith’s other titles published by Honno include: A Hundred Tiny Threads, Pattern of Shadows, Changing Patterns, Living in the Shadows, The Heart Stone and The Memory which was shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2021.
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