The Battle For Christabel
Author: Forster, Margaret
ISBN: 9780099455639
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 03 Jan 2005
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
'Wonderfully rich... Nobody explores the way we live with more intelligence, art or humanity than she does' - Scotsman
Rowena wants a baby. What she doesn't want is the baby's father. Yet five years after the birth of Christabel, Rowena is dead, tragically killed in a climbing accident. The battle for Christabel has begun...
With signature skill, Margaret Forster reveals the conflicting personal interests that lie behind each character's claim on the child. Drawn from the perspectives of social workers, grandparents, lovers and foster-mothers, this novel is a remarkable and heartfelt exploration of the complexities of motherhood.
ISBN: 9780099455639
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 03 Jan 2005
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
'Wonderfully rich... Nobody explores the way we live with more intelligence, art or humanity than she does' - Scotsman
Rowena wants a baby. What she doesn't want is the baby's father. Yet five years after the birth of Christabel, Rowena is dead, tragically killed in a climbing accident. The battle for Christabel has begun...
With signature skill, Margaret Forster reveals the conflicting personal interests that lie behind each character's claim on the child. Drawn from the perspectives of social workers, grandparents, lovers and foster-mothers, this novel is a remarkable and heartfelt exploration of the complexities of motherhood.
