One of My Ownâ¦
Dawn loves being a mother. No matter how Archie came into her life, or the fact heâs a little different from other children, he is precious and loved. He is hers, after all. Especially because sheâs never told anyone who the father of her son is.
So when Dawnâs twin brother, David, and his wife, Rebekah, are struggling to have their own child, Dawn agrees to become their surrogate, as it is the one thing she can do to help.
However, creating the perfect family doesnât always go to plan, and when Dawn realises just how much her nephew needs his mother, she begins to wonder if the time has finally come to confront the past she has kept secret for so long.
From the author of Waiting for You comes a story of friendship, motherhood and hope.
Praise for CATHERINE MILLERâs Waiting for You
âAn emotional debut written straight from the heartâ â Julie Cohen, author of Dear Thing
âA great concept with a theme lots of women will relate to. I really enjoyed it.â â Katie Fforde, author of A Summer at Sea
âMemorable characters and a life-enriching, emotional plot. Love it.â â Sue Moorcroft
âA highly-emotional, moving novel, full of longing, hope and surprises waiting just around the corner.â â Beccaâs Books
âOnly a few pages in, and I couldnât stop reading, having found myself involved in Flissâs story and eager to find out what happened next.â â Portobello Book Blog
âThis book had many things I love in a good book and it kept me guessing with twists I wouldnât have expected and moments that made me giggle.â â A Writer in a Wheelchair
âI thought this book was very realistic in its depictions of modern motherhood.â â Alicia (Goodreads)
âWaiting for You was an easy book to read as it was so engaging. The writing flowed well and it was well plotted out. There were quite a few surprises I had no idea were coming, just when I thought I had it all worked out!â â Rock Chick Blog
âA great read which I thoroughly enjoyed.â â Fionaâs Book Reviews
All That is Left of Us
Catherine Miller
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2016
Copyright © Catherine Miller 2016
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E-book Edition © September 2016 ISBN: 9781474049573
Version date: 2018-09-19
CATHERINE MILLER
When Catherine became a mum to twins, she decided her hands werenât full enough so wrote a novel with every spare moment she managed to find. By the time the twins were two, Catherine had a two-book deal with HQ Digital. There is a possibility she has aged remarkably in that time.
Catherine was a NHS physiotherapist, but for health reasons (Uveitis and Sarcoidosis) she retired early from this career. As she loved her physiotherapy job, she decided that, if she couldnât continue, she would pursue her writing dream. It took a few years and a couple of babies, but in 2015 she won the Katie Fforde bursary, was a finalist in the London Book Fair Write Stuff competition and highly commended in Woman magazineâs writing competition. Soon afterwards she signed with HQ Digital. Soon after that, she collapsed in a heap and was eventually revived by chocolate.
Catherine is one-eighth of the award-winning bloggers, The Romaniacs: https://theromaniacgroup.wordpress.com/
You can follow Catherine on Twitter @katylittlelady
Writing All That is Left of Us has been a bit of a whirlwind. I couldnât have managed it without the support of the wonderful people whoâve helped look after my girls to help free up some writing hours. So thank you to Dan, Monana, Great, Brian, Wendy, Paul, Barbara and Pat. With a special thanks to Alison, Katie, and all the staff at Busy Bees Preschool.
Thank you to my editor, Victoria Oundjian, for supporting this book from the moment it was an idea summed up in one paragraph to what it is today. *High fives to the entire HQ Digital team*
For help with research I need to thank Geoff Masson, livestock manager at Paultonâs Park, for all his help answering my questions about meerkats. For answering all my questions about autism, I need to thank the National Autistic Society and Steven Holloway.