Mother's Promise (Hepworth) - Book Reviews

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The Mother’s Promise is a chick-lit tearjerker that nevertheless conveys with sympathy and some depth in the stories of four Northern California women who face difficult health and family problems, including important issues not typically found in fiction.… Author Sally Hepworth…knows how to spin an engrossing plot. While some of the key twists are obvious 100 pages before their Big Reveals…they later take surprising turns.
Fran Hawthorne - New York Journal of Books


[A] difficult novel of women struggling with fear and loss.… This bittersweet, emotionally intense novel is recommended for readers who appreciate issue-driven stories by Jodi Picoult and Lisa Genova —Lesa Holstine, Evansville Vanderburgh P.L., IN
Library Journal


When a devoted single mom discovers she has ovarian cancer, her own health is the least of her worries. What will happen to her daughter?… Saccharine at times, the tale's threads knot up a bit too easily and implausibly. A sentimental parable about the power of motherhood, friendship, and love.
Kirkus Reviews