A beautifully written story of love and loss, with thoughtfully crafted characters and so much to think about long after you’ve finished reading it. It broke my heart and glued it together again. "Oh, I loved this book so much! It’s strikingly authentic, beautifully written, and a wonderfully touching depiction of the families people create for themselves when blood relatives let them down. "Be prepared to surrender to Liardet's gorgeous prose, her haunting storyline, and the question that will lodge in your heart long after you’ve finished: What would I have done? For anyone who has ever loved a child, this stirring debut will work its way indelibly into the folds of your memory, and of your heart." - Georgia Hunter I adored this novel, and will be pressing it into people's hands at every opportunity." - Shelley Harris "We Must Be Brave is outstanding: such fine, fine writing, and such a steady, unsentimental gaze at human relationships in all their toughness and fragility. A sweeping, heartfelt novel about what it means to truly love a child." - Jillian Cantor "We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet is a beautifully written story that explores love, loss, resilience, and the bonds of motherhood over the course of the 20th century.
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