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The Greatest Gift

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Bestselling author Rachael Johns returns with a poignant, heart-warming story of a woman who wants nothing else than to be a mum, and one who never wanted to be a mother.

Mother: female parent of a child

Mum: the woman who nurtures, raises and loves a child

Radio host Harper Drummond lives for her career. Every day she meets fascinating people doing extraordinary things, but has begun to wonder whether there could be something more for her out there. She's financially secure, happily married to Samuel and has a great group of friends – what more could she want? It's only when she interviews one special couple that she starts to think about whether she could make a different kind of contribution.

Claire and Jasper Lombard are passionate about their thriving hot air balloon business and know they're lucky to find such joy in their work and in each other. But while Jasper has accepted that he will never be a father, Claire has found it hard to come to terms with her infertility. She doesn't want Jasper to regret choosing her over a child in the years to come. Is there a way to give themselves a real chance at being a happy family? Can they find someone who will give them the greatest gift? Or will it come at a greater cost?

The poignant, heartwarming story of two women: one who wants nothing else than to be a mum, and one who never wanted to be a mother, from the bestselling, ABIA award–winning author of The Patterson Girls.

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    • Books+Publishing

      August 30, 2017
      Rachael Johns is best known for her rural romances, but her more recent books, including the ABIA-winner The Patterson Girls, have moved into contemporary women’s fiction, or ‘life-lit’, as Johns prefers to call it. The Greatest Gift explores infertility and egg donation, and the ethics and emotions that come into play when a baby is so desperately wanted. Claire is a young woman who wants nothing more than to start a family with her husband Jasper but is infertile as the result of a childhood illness. Harper is a successful radio host who has never wanted to be a mother but would like to make an important contribution to someone’s life. They are bought together when Harper answers an ad that Claire and Jasper have placed seeking an egg donor. Told from the shifting perspectives of Claire, Harper and later, Jasper, The Greatest Gift is an entertaining and engaging story that many readers will relate to. Full of heartache and joy, and with a twist that keeps the pages turning, it will make ideal holiday reading. It will appeal to fans of Jojo Moyes and Monica McInerney. Melanie Mutch is a librarian and co-founder of Librarians’ Choice

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