What do you think?
Rate this book
The Maid's Secret #2
Every Mother's Son
Harriet and Fletcher Tuke have worked hard to raise their children well. Daniel, the eldest son, has always accepted that his birth father died soon after he was born, and Fletcher has raised Daniel as his own.
But as Daniel comes of age and begins to fall in love with childhood friend Beatrice Hart, he can’t help but wonder about his heritage – his olive skin and dark eyes reminding him daily of the difference between him and his siblings, and between his and Beatrice’s families. Meanwhile, shocking truths about Fletcher’s own family line are suddenly brought to the surface, revealing a connection between the two families.
Daniel’s wish to learn about his bloodline takes him to Europe, where decisions about his future take shape. But will it be one he can share with Beatrice? And as Harriet hopefully awaits his return back home on the farm, she could never imagine that answers to questions about her own family are also just on the horizon.
If you enjoy books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity.
'Full of characters the reader will care about . . . a heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin
But as Daniel comes of age and begins to fall in love with childhood friend Beatrice Hart, he can’t help but wonder about his heritage – his olive skin and dark eyes reminding him daily of the difference between him and his siblings, and between his and Beatrice’s families. Meanwhile, shocking truths about Fletcher’s own family line are suddenly brought to the surface, revealing a connection between the two families.
Daniel’s wish to learn about his bloodline takes him to Europe, where decisions about his future take shape. But will it be one he can share with Beatrice? And as Harriet hopefully awaits his return back home on the farm, she could never imagine that answers to questions about her own family are also just on the horizon.
If you enjoy books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity.
'Full of characters the reader will care about . . . a heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin
387 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2014
75 people are currently reading
92 people want to read
About the author
Val Wood
45 books94 followers Valerie Wood
Since winning the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her first novel, The Hungry Tide, Val Wood has become one of the most popular authors in the UK. Born in the mining town of Castleford, Val came to East Yorkshire as a child and has lived in Hull and rural Holderness where many of her novels are set. She now lives in the market town of Beverley. When she is not writing, Val is busy promoting libraries and supporting many charities. Find out more about Val Wood's novels by visiting her website: www.valeriewood.co.uk
Since winning the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her first novel, The Hungry Tide, Val Wood has become one of the most popular authors in the UK. Born in the mining town of Castleford, Val came to East Yorkshire as a child and has lived in Hull and rural Holderness where many of her novels are set. She now lives in the market town of Beverley. When she is not writing, Val is busy promoting libraries and supporting many charities. Find out more about Val Wood's novels by visiting her website: www.valeriewood.co.uk
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 reviews
November 5, 2017
Enjoyable read but found it confusing at first with so many characters and had difficulty in placing them but perhaps that was just me!
December 22, 2017
Really enjoyed this book. Recommended.
March 14, 2017
Please note, if you're looking for this book the title is: 'Every MOTHER'S Son'.
September 17, 2023
By the end I loved the book. Especially how the author tells us what happens to all the characters not just the main ones. It was a little tricky getting your head around so many characters at the beginning but well worth sticking it out and finding how they are connected.
April 1, 2020
Val Wood is one of the great saga authors. I’ve read a few of her books and this one doesn’t disappoint. Great story lines which don’t wain in the middle of the book. Val always develops great characters and doesn’t leave you hanging at the end of the book. A great escapism book.
May 20, 2021
I so enjoyed this story ..... I fell in love with the characters; nice not to have too many baddies, as historical fiction often does! But I must say that had no idea what was going on for the first few chapters as there were so many characters and so many ‘back-stories’ to everyone’s lives! I got so confused :)
And so, in the first 1/3rd of the book I stopped reading, got a pen, and wrote out a family tree! Haha! THEN it all made sense!
Loved it thereafter - I enjoyed losing myself in the marvellous travelling around Europe that the 3 main characters did. Wonderful
And so, in the first 1/3rd of the book I stopped reading, got a pen, and wrote out a family tree! Haha! THEN it all made sense!
Loved it thereafter - I enjoyed losing myself in the marvellous travelling around Europe that the 3 main characters did. Wonderful
June 27, 2023
I struggled to get into this book to start with as it was a long time that’s I’d read the previous book in the chapter, once I got into this book I couldn’t put it down, had me in tears at one point, happy tears I may add.
May 26, 2022
This was okay but the ending was too cliched and unrealistic.
February 5, 2023
Every Mothers son
Really enjoyed this novel. Got to know all the characters....Could visualize the places. Sorry to come to the end. Can't wait for the next one.
Really enjoyed this novel. Got to know all the characters....Could visualize the places. Sorry to come to the end. Can't wait for the next one.
July 4, 2024
There are a lot of characters and it took me a while to understand which ones story was whose. Good story
Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 reviews