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�An absorbing, brilliantly paced book; I didn't want it to end.' Roddy Doyle People were forever telling her how lucky she was. But what did people know?� Dublin 1966. When Joan Quinn, a factory girl from the Cranmore Estate, marries Martin Egan, it looks like her dreams have come true. But all is not as it seems. Joan lives in the shadow of a secret � the couple�s decision to give up their first daughter for adoption only months before. For the next three decades, Joan�s marriage and her relationship with her second child Carmel suffer as a consequence. Then one day in 1996, a letter arrives from their eldest daughter. Emma needs her birth parents� help; it�s a matter of life and death. And the fragile facade of Joan�s life finally begins to crack. 'The Making of Her sucked me in from the very first page, and didn�t let up until I�d turned the last. Heart-warming and heart-breaking, it is an exquisite examination of the secrets that haunt us. I cried several times. A stunning debut.' Sally Hepworth �Bernadette Jiwa writes with compassion and grace about what it means to be a mother, a daughter and a sister.� Pip Williams 'A beautifully crafted, thought-provoking novel that ultimately celebrates the strength of women. A true pleasure to read.' Ashley Audrain