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Forsaken Mothers
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 2 2025
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
A novel of resilience, broken silences, and a love that endures everything.
In the working-class neighborhoods of Paris, Dolorès is barely holding on. A single mother and a wounded woman, she fights every day to maintain her dignity. But when her eldest son, Malick, assaults her to feed his addiction, everything collapses.
Taken in by Ousseman - a quiet, thoughtful homeless man who finds refuge in the back of her flower shop - Dolorès begins a slow journey back to herself. Through late-night conversations with Daniel, a familiar figure from the local square, she unravels a life marked by abandonment, her husband's radicalization, and the downward spiral of a son she loves to the point of self-destruction.
In a letter she never sends, Dolorès learns to let go, confront her own mistakes, and love differently. Meanwhile, Malick teeters on the edge, and Sarah - the quiet younger sister - discovers the truth behind her family's pain, perhaps becoming the one who will break the cycle.
A hauntingly powerful novel about forgotten mothers, invisible bonds, and the quiet strength it takes to love those who hurt us most.
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